Humble beginnings

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What's a silly prayer?

by Toni Ullom

Each day is a struggle, bills pore in, money is tight. I can't afford anything to go wrong. If anything breaks down, I'll have to do without, if I get sick, I can't afford to go to the doctor. Surely life wasn't meant to be this way! Does this sound like your life? You're not alone, most of my life has been spent wearing these shoes. Yet I see others with broken homes, children with broken hearts, and I find myself thankful for what I have. I find a way to share what I have with those less fortunate and by blessing them, I am blessed.

I have seen times when I didn't know how my family would have groceries the next week, but God has yet to fail me or let me go hungry. I suppose you could look at my life and say it stinks. But I feel it is a blessing. If I were not in my situation and everything was going great, I'd forget God. I have had to learn to depend on him, to put my trust in him to keep things up and running. I actually have come to depend on him to the point where that I can pretty much push worry aside.

Inside I know he is with me, he loves me and he will take care of me. I no longer totally freak out when something goes wrong, I just pray, walk away and forget it. There is nothing as comforting as knowing God is there around the clock. People sometimes look at me like I've lost my mind when I tell them I pray for everything.

My car was acting up on the way to school and I just prayed for it. Well now my car is running fine. while I was doing this, in my head I heard a voice say, "now that's stupid". I said out loud " satan get out of my head" and just kept going with my car puttering down the road. By the time I had gotten to school my car was running great.

Even in things that sound crazy to others, God, I would think, looks at it as a form of faith. The bible says God can do anything, so why limit him to just what others think is ok to ask for. He is your God, he valued you enough to give his son to save your life. He is your best friend, your perfect father and all good fathers want to help their children and you are his child.

Update on car 09/30/06 It seems God has decided to make this car into a rolling miracle. A couple months ago I finally got the car fixed after driving it for months with no vacuum hoses attached, actually they were melted together, the catalytic converter was stopped up, the radiator busted, the gp something or another switch was melted. Yea this car was one hot little number. smile... Got that fixed and then this past week it broke down on me again about 25 miles from home. I didn't realize that one belt controlled the water pump, power steering, alternator, well I broke down with no one to call. I did what I could after the car ran hot on me and climbed in it once more. I cracked it and started to pray and explain to God why I had to have him get me home without ruining the car. It was all I had to get me and my family to church. I drove home that 25 miles with it boiling hot. The thermostat inside, the gauge went about 2 inch's below the hot line and broke. I drove 65 MPH all the way home with no trouble. Car lights were on and it seemed ok. When I pulled in smoke was pouring from under the motor, the radiator was boiling over. Well according to several folks. I should have a cracked head or a ruined motor. No battery, and I don't know what else. Basically I should have a car that won't start. We'll I didn't loose a battery, my radiator didn't burst, my water pump is fine, there is no smoking coming from my car. Actually since we put the new belt that broke back on, it runs better than ever. No more funny unknown noises.

A lady at church said "that car's been running on a prayer ever since I meet you a year ago." Oh and she should know, she's rode in it with me a few times and heard me pray for it.