Wednesday, August 12, 2009

The Broken Wheel

Story By: Lisa Petrarca

My car began to rattle, first the steering wheel then the seat, until it felt like a minor earthquake was happening inside. Several weeks prior I had noticed the steel thread on my tire was beginning to show, but I knew that without money and time, I would have to hope that I didn't have a blow out.

The longer I waited the worse the shaking became. Turns seemed to be the worst. I would grip tightly onto the wheel trying to control it. I found myself feeling intense stress every time I got in the car. I wondered, "Is today going to be the day?"


I started to think about how that worn, broken wheel is like life. We begin to make bad choices (wearing the tread). Each wrong choice slowly tearing us apart. Things become broken and shaky, but we try to ignore it. We grip on tighter to the wheel, trying to handle it alone. The stress begins to build up inside, but we push it down. We know that something is wrong but don't know how to fix it. The longer we continue down the same path, the worse things become..until one day we have a blow out.

Our life crashes around us and we need help.
If you feel like you're headed for a blow out...open up your Bible and let God speak to you. Jesus prepared a way for us to be forgiven and have a fresh start. Stop and pray...He will change you, fix you and take away your worry and stress...you only have to ask.

He is the bridge that gets you over the difficult times...to the treasure that awaits you!

"I, the Lord, have called You in righteousness. And will hold Your hand; I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people, As a light to the Gentiles. To open blind eyes, to bring out prisoners from the prison, Those who sit in darkness from the prison house. Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I declare; Before they spring forth I tell you of them." Isaiah 42:6-7, 9

I will bring the blind by a way they did not know; I will lead them in paths they have not known. I will make darkness light before them. And crooked places straight. These things I will do for them, and not forsake them." Isaiah 42:16

HIS CREATION.....

11 comments:

  1. Wow...that is so true! I am so glad I found your blog! I have been opening my life more to God. He's always been there for me and with me but it hasn't been until recently that I have been welcoming him more into my life. Thank you for this. I think this was God's way of telling me to trust in him. :o)
    Have a wonderful day!

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  2. Love the photographs....lovely post. x

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  3. Very inspiring post.
    Dropping in from sits. Make it a great day!

    Ms Cupcake
    Zen Cupcake

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  4. That is wonderful! Thanks for the reminder.

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  5. So so true!! Thank you for this wonderful post. My tires are in very bad shape with the steel hanging out so I pray that God will help me until I can change them also.

    Thanks so much for this!!

    Dropping by from SITS!!! Will follow you!

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  6. This is beautiful and so true! Thanks for sharing God's love and creation!

    Stopping by from SITS also and I will be following you. I'm always so thrilled to find another beautiful sister in Christ!

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  7. Is that your tire in the second picture?

    Stopping by from SITs

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  8. NO...just found the picture, thank goodness it's not that bad yet!

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  9. Oh sweetie if that is YOUR tire...i am happy to hear that nothing terrible happened to you while driving it. It is a scary thing to have such happen as it did to me on the freeway at that :(
    Your words and way of relating such to life is FAB.U.LOUS ♥

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  10. Fantastic reminder, thank you so much! Beautiful site and happy SITS Tuesday! :)

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