WHEN A BREAKDOWN BECOMES A BREAKTHROUGH
“Nothing is a surprise to God; nothing is a setback to His plans; nothing can thwart His purposes; and nothing is beyond His control. ”
Psa 31:15(a) My times [are] in Your hand..
So I was in a big rush to get through my eleven hour drive back to my home in mountains of North Carolina, from the Chicago area. The serpentine belt broke so I spent Sunday night in Lexington, KY. No mechanics were available. The next morning I was able to drive to a nearby shop. While waiting in the lobby a man in obvious pain came in and sat down. His name was Terry. He immediately begin to talk to me about Jesus and tell me his story. If he was completely honest with me, his troubles were more than he could number. I told him that his story rivaled old St. Job's. He immediately told me, “Yeah, but there was a happy ending to Job's story!” I shared "James 5:11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen THE END OF THE LORD; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy." Then I told him that his story was not finished yet! He began to weep and he wept and wept and wept and wept some more. The Holy Spirit ministered life to that hurting Brother! I don’t know what the Holy Spirit was doing with a young lady sitting in the lobby, but she got up and left the room in a hurry! Touch her Jesus!!
If I have learned anything in my walk with Jesus over these many years, there is nothing wasted that we put in His hands. Trust Him! Absolutely nothing is out of His control! Just relax and let Him work in your every setback and watch Jesus turn it into a divine setup! I believe what seemed like a breakdown, was actually a breakthrough for that dear man! When I returned home, someone handed me a check for a thousand dollars! It way more than paid for the repair, the hotel stay and all of the round-trip travel expenses!
Friend, my God is REAL!! Hallelujah!! Oh and one more thing: YOUR STORY IS NOT FINISHED YET EITHER!
Every blessing!
—Tom