I want to share a story with you today. A true story. An enlightening story.
One day last week, Breanne and I were taking care of some business outside of the office. Because this business took up most of our day, we didn’t plan to go to the office. That was our plan. But God had another plan.
I said to Breanne, “I need to go to the office, you don’t have to, but I need to.” Off we went.
We had only driven a couple miles when we saw this man on the side of the road. He was pulling a trailer. His trailer had obviously lost a piece of machinery. You could see it scattered in the road ahead. As I looked over at him, I saw his distress. I also saw the thing that had fallen off his trailer.
I quickly said to Breanne, “turn around.” She replied, “Mom, there is nothing we can do.” Again, I said, “Breanne, turn around, we have to help him.” She said, “Mom, are you serious? Did you see that thing? We can’t help him.” I replied, “yes, we can, turn around.” She turned around.
As we pulled up behind him, he had his head in his hand. I could feel his stress. Breanne said, “I am not going up there, he will think we are crazy.” I jumped out of Breanne’s vehicle and ran to the other side of his trailer. I asked, “Sir, can we help you?” He began to speak to me even before he saw me. He said, “that would be great!” Then he saw me.
I knew what he was thinking.
He thought “God, I needed help getting this heavy machine back on this trailer and you sent me a five foot tall woman!” I stood my ground. He stuttered when he said, “yes ma’am, if you don’t mind.”
I motioned for Breanne to get out and help us. The man, Breanne and I began to lift that piece of equipment up off the road. This thing weighed almost 600 pounds. I was praying. Breanne was praying. We were lifting with all we had.
It took some time, but we got that machine back up on his trailer. We were exhausted.
He was so thankful. We parted ways and drove to the office.
I shared with Breanne that God sent us that way, at that moment, just to help that man. Our God is that good.
However, we did not come in the package he expected. As two women were trying to help him lift that equipment, dozens of men drove by us. No one stopped to help. They all looked, but no one stopped.
I know he would have preferred two strong men stop and help him. That didn’t happen. It was two women who looked like they would be no help at all.
As I thought about this incident, I thought of something else. I thought of the many times, God had brought deliverance for me in a package I didn’t recognize as him.
Perhaps we are praying for increase. Instead of God dropping it in our lap, he may show us a way to make more money. Or we may be praying to lose weight and God will show us how to change our eating habits. What I am saying is this, it may not come in a package you would ask for.
When you cry out for deliverance. God hears you. He will send help. He will always send help. Don’t despise the package that help may come in. It may not look like you think it will look. However, if God sent it, it will bring deliverance. Trust him.
“Our mouth is a weapon- we speak forth the Word of God and darkness has to flee.
We tell the devil to go and he must obey- there is life and death in the power of the tongue.” – KP
