So sorry for not being here everyday! I have been in bed with a stomach virus since Wednesday and so it's been a week since my last post. As you read this I suggest you read the last post from a week ago as this one is the culmination of that one. That being said; I did wait on the car deal and sure enough it was God who told me to wait through that doubtful feeling the Holy spirit puts on us when we aren't supposed to do something. Some folks say it is a gut feeling others say fear. I say God is speaking to me through his spirit within me!
I woke up Monday morning and asked God to make a clear path for the car situation as my car was getting worse by the minute and was completely unsafe. Then I drank coffee and texted the Mercedes dealer and the car was gone. I said out loud, "no need to worry about that one anymore." I then decided to go to see my old boss who runs a Nissan dealership.
But first, it's important to understand that this while proof journey started with a woman telling me I needed to right down all these God stories that would happen constantly. What I didn't put in the book was that they were always preceded by me seeing red cardinals in waves. That is significant because a person once told me that meant money was coming or a message was coming. This happened right before every single one of these God showing out moments! Now back to the car!
I got dressed and got in the car and drive off. I then realized that I hadn't looked to see if the garage door closed. I turned around and saw a cardinal fly right in front of me which was awesome except it made me miss the garage door again and so I had to drive back around to check the garage and a different cardinal flew right in front of me! I took that as God telling me I was on track. I went to the dealer and had they bring up a car that I was willing to drive. The salesman told me there was hail damage on every car in the lot. I was willing to accept a few dings but when he brought it up it was A LOT! I decided that wasn't smart. I needed to go to the bathroom and so he told there was one inside of the new car showroom. I went in and there was this fully loaded Black Altima and it was inside so there wasn't a single ding. I thought to myself this would be nice but I don't know if I can afford it. Then I thought maybe I will lease it. Well, the car with dings would be financed at 585 a month for 72 months and that was pushing my willingness to pull the trigger especially with the hail damage. I told the manager to run a lease which are much harder to qualify for credit wise and he came back with a payment of $560 for 3 years. I giggled because God just showed out after telling me to wait! I went in and signed up. I was walking out and my old boss the General Manager comes up to me and tells me to come back in. I went back in and the payment went down $33.00 to $530.00. Now I laughed inside as it was obvious that I went to buy a super dinged up lower level model and left with fully loaded version for $55 less per month and 3 years less in payment terms. Oh and by the way; I called an insurance agent and the $600 plus monthly bill my company was going to charge me was only going to be $298 per month with them so not only did I get a bad booty car for less; my overall monthly outlay went down $387 per month instead of up $100. Plus I was there so long that I sold 4 books. Then while I was sick on the couch all week someone bought 5 books.
God is real and he is right here and right now for all of us! We just need to train ourselves to listen to that still small voice, do the footwork required, consult with friends that have knowledge in the area we are dealing with and humble ourselves before God and say, "I can't, YOU can, please help!" And he will do the rest. Tell me I am wrong after this and any other story you would like me to share with you. Oh wait I did that already in PROOF the Book of L.I.F.E! Shameless plug I know! Live laugh and love folks. I thank you for reading this and God BLESS you ALL!
