At the ages of 78 and 85 going on a five-day trip to Arizona for our grandson’s graduation that involved two days in a car with a return on a plane, check-in’s, baggage, hotels, eating out every meal for five days, Lyft’s and taxies can create anxiety.
Picking up our car that had been parked in front of our daughter’s house (we rode with her to the graduation), driving home, and then pulling into our garage should have produced peace. It didn’t.
I immediately noticed that our front license plate was mangled, then saw all the fluids leaking out under the engine. That led to finding damage on the driver’s side fender and bumper. I realized someone had backed into our car while it was parked – and it was God’s grace that allowed us to get from our daughter’s house to home (27 miles) without the engine overheating.
Monday morning, I was faced with so much – figuring out car insurance claims, reporting a lost credit card, mountains of laundry, etc. My stress level was on overload. Then I opened my verse of the day …
“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.” [Philippians 4:6-7 NLT]
God is SO GOOD! He let me know before I even began how to handle Every Single Thing I had to do that day. And as the day progressed everything went smoothly. Every Single Thing! Thank you LORD!