My car just returned from the radiator repair shop. I said Ouch because it was $600 to repair a major leakage into the oil. The mechanic was amazed that the leak had not been allowed to continue until it cracked the head .... and cost much, much more.
He said I had good hearing. Sure I heard the putt-putt of the engine some days - but not every time - when I started it up. Another mechanic had done $50 worth of work on the radiator system when he saw a leak 3 weeks before. It was not enough. I had plans to make a major drive the day I sent it to the shop, but I just did not get God's permission to go there. All those "No, not now, Not this time." answers to prayer.
So I didn't go 70-120 miles away. I went 7 miles to the mechanic who said, "No, you absolutely can not drive this car 7 miles home."
God's negative answer to my prayer about traveling kept me safely at home, near the shop, and having repairs within my budget. I had a quiet weekend at home, waiting on my husband to return from a trip. He came back in time for me to use his car for a couple days and to talk with the mechanic.
Thank you God, that even when I am not feeling tuned into You as I would like to be, that You are tuned into me and working for my good.
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