We turned off the air conditioning, rolled down the windows and pulled to the side of the road, which made the car unbearably hot. This caused the baby to explode into wails of anger, causing more frustratation. He wanted a bottle to help cool off. Praise the Lord we had packed water and Michelle went to work making a bottle for him.
Ace jumped out of the car, following the instructions he had been given just hours before, by our angel, on how to cool the car down. Meanwhile, I prayed boisterously. I was not sure what was going to happen, but I knew God was in control, so I just laid the situation at his feet.
About a half an hour passed before the car cooled enough to attempt to get it back on the road and be able drive it off that oven of a highway.
As we drove I laid hands on the dashboard and prayed even more loudly. This calmed the children, maybe they were trying to figure out what I was doing, but I believe they felt 'The Spirit of God' in that vehicle, causing tranquility. Eventually we made it to a gas station/casino, hopped out of the car, quickly went inside to escape the heat and figure out what we were going to do? The diagnosis we recieved on the car was the head gasket blew.
We wanted to get a rental car and continue on our way. Ace and Michelle have a credit card, but it's the prepaid kind. Problem? In Vegas/Sin City/Land of the World's Biggest Con-men?! YES! OF COURSE!! All the car rental services were afraid of never seeing the vehicle again after our $300 down payment. We were stranded! The question came again, "Why is this happening? We're just trying to have a nice time!"
Trusting God, I prayed for a solution, and kept the kids wrangled, while the other two adults called friends and family for help. An hour later God answered my prayer, Michelle's friend had made arrangements on his credit card for a car we could use for the extent of our trip until we returned to Vegas. For now we vowed to enjoy our plans and worry how to get home later.
Relief flowed over us when we reached the freeway headed for California. I said, "I know you think that God doesn't want us to have fun. It's not that. If things were going perfect, would we be talking to Him. No! With the inconveniences that have occurred, we've had to depend on and include Him! That's what He wants!"...
Command those who are rich in the world not to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
1 Timothy 1:17
I am blessed
Merrym Dawn Mathis Bruce
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