Life as a Young Wife.: Our New Vehicle

So, my hubby recently had a car accident, and in the process, our car was totalled. Hubby walked away without a hair on his head out of place. Praise the Lord. After the initial shock of it all, we then started discussing our next vehicle with my father-in-law, who is our mechanic and used car dealership. The night of the accident he didn't think there was anything currently available in the shop parking lot. So we figured we might be waiting a bit before we had a new one. The next day he texted us pictures of an SUV that was in fact, sitting in the shop parking lot. Hubby had decided after his accident that he wanted us in an SUV next. We looked at the pictures and agreed that we both liked it.

Later that day we found out that the SUV belonged to a family friend/mechanic at the shop. So one of hubby's coworkers. It belonged to his coworker's mother who recently gave up her license and vehicle.

Hubby and I spent the rest of that weekend wondering how much money they would want for it. Hubby returned to work on Monday and was given the asking price. It was at the low end of what we thought they would ask.

Before the accident, we intended to use our income tax return to finish paying off our debt. On the night of the accident, we knew that was no longer an option. That money would have to go to a new vehicle and that was fine. Life happens.

Hubby's coworker tells his mother about the offer on her vehicle and who it was from. She told him to give us the vehicle. After work that evening hubby told me the good news and I'm still crying tears of joy and gratitude for this beautiful blessing. The next day hubby and I were at the shop after working talking to his coworker. We wanted to get his mom a gift card and thank you card for her generosity. He gave us advice on what to get her. I also asked him how long it had been since she gave up her license and vehicle. Two weeks. It had only been two weeks since the SUV had been sitting in the shop parking lot waiting for its new family. He said that he was planning on putting it on Kijiji but hadn't gotten around to it yet. Hubby said that he put it on "Jesus Kijiji."

God in His soverign will knew we were going to need a new vehicle and brought us to it at just the right time. He is so good and we are so grateful. God provides my friend.

It's now been three weeks since the accident and two weeks of ownership of our new vehicle and I'm still crying tears of gratitude every time I think about this beautiful blessing and gift.

This afternoon, Blessing and I walked over our thank you gift to his coworker's mother. I told her who I was, that it was a huge blessing and how thankful we are for it. She said that it was an older vehicle so she didn't think it was worth much so giving it away to someone who could use it was the best option. When I lifted up the gift bag and said we wanted to give her a gift to say thank you she said that I didn't need to do that and that I was going to make her cry. I too started to cry. She thanked me and we parted ways and I shed a few more tears as Blessing and I continued our walk. I spent the rest of our walk thinking about our encounter. The principle of one man's trash is another man's treasure came to mind. Not that she thought the SUV was trash, but simply no longer useful to her and yet a huge blessing to hubby and me.

But, God is not good just because He provided us with a new vehicle. He is good period. In His goodness, He blessed us with a new vehicle. When hubby told me that we were being given this vehicle, through my tears I said that I was raised to believe and still do that when you honor God with your life He honors you back. No, I'm not perfect by any means. I'm working through lots of stuff with my therapist right now, but I'm better then I was and by God's grace, I will continue to grow closer to God and closer to the woman that He created me to be.

I pray that this post blesses and encourages you today friend and reminds you that God is good, faithful and always provides.

God Bless

~Hannah