Yes, Your Car Breaking Down CAN be a Miracle

It is amazing how God knows us so well that He can calculate which experiences we need when.

It has been so long since I have written on this blog, but feel like I should. This past Sunday I was having a rough day, but it ended with a few little miracles that reminded me God loves me. Sorry it's kind of long.

Miracle 1: After a rough afternoon I went to my brother’s house for a family reunion. This family reunion was just immediate family (which is quite large for me even if not everyone attends – 8 siblings, 34 nieces and nephews, 3 great nieces and nephews). It was so nice finding comfort in their hugs, listening ears and guidance. My family is really close and they always know what to say or do to help me.

I ended up staying over at my brother’s house pretty late (9:30 PM or so . . . which is late for me J ) and then I ended up hitting traffic on the way home. My niece, Alisha, had offered to have a sleepover at my apartment with me (she is my same age), but I was tired and had decided to cancel my sleepover because I just wanted to be alone for a little bit. 

Miracle 2: After traffic ended my car suddenly seized on the freeway. My engine, oil and battery lights all came on. Even though my car was dead it was still able to coast until the next exit (there was no shoulder where I was at), off the exit and onto a side street. 

Miracle 3: At first I figured that the oil was the problem because of the oil light. I had recently gotten an oil change so this seemed strange, but I decided to check. I checked – lots of oil. Thankfully I had stuff in my trunk to wipe off the oil stick with, so I didn’t need to get oil on my clothes (or I guess I could have used the grass).

Miracle 4: By this time it was 10:15 PM or so and I was on a side street by no open stores or houses (basically a factory neighborhood). A truck drove up and stopped. I didn’t feel like I needed to go inside my car and lock my doors, even though the truck only had a man in it. He came up and happened to work at a nearby auto store. He asked if I had checked my heat. I told him my heater was working fine, but not my AC. Obviously, he smiled and said to check my engine temperature. This brought a laugh to me. I found that my engine temperature was at the very top of the meter. Usually I am really good at keeping an eye on this, but I hadn’t even thought about it that night.

I said I would just let the engine cool-down and that I would be fine, so the man left.

Miracle 5: Just in case my engine didn’t cool down I decided to call Alisha because she was probably the closest in time due to the traffic coming from the other way. She said that she had coolant in her car and would come get me. After hanging up I realized that I had coolant as well. I ended up having plenty. I started my car and it was begun working beautifully :)

Miracle 6: By this time it was probably 10:30 PM. Another car had driven by and parked in a parking lot close to where I was at. I figure this person didn’t want to be evasive, but wanted to check and make sure I was okay. Right as I was pulling out another car drove up and parked right next to that one. Not saying that this was a drug deal or anything, but regardless, I was very happy to leave when I did.

Miracle 7: I called Alisha up to let her know I was fine. She was already partly on her way to where I was at (and my apt. was in the middle of us), so I just decided to have the sleepover and have her meet me at my apt. The sleepover was so much fun and really lifted my experiences. Thank you Alisha for knowing how to make me laugh! :)

Miracle 8: This entire time was my phone was freaking out because the battery was so low. Even with this, my phone lasted through a couple calls and being used as a flashlight for quite a while.

When my car first started having problems I was so bummed, but the timing for it was absolutely perfect. God helped me see my dependence on Him, all the little things I should be grateful for, and how much He loves me. I hope I can continue to see God’s hand in my life. I hope you can as well.