Slowing down

So I was frazzled yesterday morning, late for work (luckily my last last day is July 1), frustrated about all the running around I would have to do with different errands, and in a general snafu about everything. In family prayer Jacob asked that I would be able to find a way to slow down and enjoy the day.

Long story short (and it is a very long story about how I ended up where I was on my way to work), I had just pulled out onto Broad St when I heard a familiar whump whump whump! It sounded like the tire so I pulled into the first parking lot to check it out, and sure enough it was a flat tire.

Nothing like a flat tire to slow you down! As soon as it happened all the pressure from the morning was relieved and I felt so much better about my day! I knew instantly that the Lord had flattened my tire to make me slow down because I wasn’t doing a good job of it on my own.

To top it all off, the Lord didn’t make it a very costly flat tire. Luckily the parking lot I pulled into was Sam’s with a tire shop, so they took a look at it and said the valve stem had broken (no puncture like I thought). So they put a new one on, rotated the tires for 15 bucks, and sent me on my way. The Lord taught me a lesson without making me pay for it too dearly.

I texted my boss and didn’t end up having to go to work at all, so I was able to go home, take a nap, and generally take it easy and take care of the other errands of the day more calmly.

Everything that came into play yesterday morning and how I ended up in Sam’s of all places (which is not on my normal route to work) made me 100% sure that the Lord was giving a direct answer to our family prayer with a flat tire. And I’m so grateful!