A few weeks ago we were visiting a little church on the outskirts of town. The humble pastor told us this story that happened to him and his family on the previous Friday.
The pastor and his family had been in a larger town in the next county over, and stopped at a brand new gas station to get gas before coming back home. His wife went in and prepaid for the fuel, and he tried to pump, but nothing happened. As the minutes ticked by, he began to get angry that the pump was not working. He asked his wife to return to the cashier to see what was going on. He confessed that he was too angry to go in himself. Finally, the pump came on, he got his fuel, and he drove on toward home.
Meanwhile, just a few miles away, between him and his home, a major wreck with fatalities was blocking the four-lane. When he came upon the blocked traffic, and realizing that he would have been in the midst of it had the gas pump worked properly, he broke down and started to cry. He realized that God had had him engaged in a divine appointment. His message mainly consisted of how God leads us and directs our paths, intersecting us with those who we need to meet, as well as keeping us from danger.
Ultimately, we must trust God, even when we don't understand what is going on.
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