ANSWERED PRAYER 3

This picture has nothing to do with this blog. This is a Grandkid, David. He likes to sit there and see what he can grab off my desk. He is fun and really likes grandpa.

At the risk of boring my family I thought of adding another item to the ANSWERED PRAYER blogs. Please allow me to set the situation.

I was a newly married guy and we were childless still. That means we had not been hitched for a year yet. I was also a newly saved man and was rejoicing in no longer having doubts and fears of my eternal destiny. My bride and I were discovering the wonder of prayer and faith.

My job was a cook at a Greek Restaurant. I also was attending a junior college. We lived 20 miles away from the college and 5 miles away from the restaurant. I was driving a 1958 Chevy and had a eighth tank of gas. As far as I know my gauge was working accurately.

It was on a Monday that I realized my dilemma. I had to travel to college twice and to my job thrice before I could pick up a paycheck. A trip to school took a ¼ tank of gas.

My prayer was something like this. “Lord I am going to run out of gas. I have to go to school and to work and can buy no gas. Thank you for this car. I will not complain and will be grateful for any mile you allow me to go. If you wish, I would ask you to help me get exactly as far as I need to go. I really would like not to run out of gas but leave that in your hands.” Actually I don’t remember the words but do remember my attitude because it was new to me.

By the time I got to school my gas gauge read a quarter tank. When I got home it read a quarter tank. For the rest of the week it read a quarter tank. I got my check, cashed it and ran out of gas coasting into a gas station. I filled my tank, I think gas was 40 cents per gallon.

This was a precious answer to prayer and taught me several things. God is trustworthy and can answer prayer. God wants me to accept His answers. I am in good hands in those nail pierced hands.

HTOITA