CRUNCH!
Yesterday morning, Abbie and I were leaving the house in a bit of a rush. I was loading the car with the things we needed, and also unloading a few things from our recent trip to St. Louis. In my rush of loading and unloading, I somehow didn’t completely close the back driver’s-side door. As I backed up, I heard a sound like something falling to the ground, then felt a slight thud under my wheels.
I got out of the car hoping for the best. But alas! I had run over my leather briefcase--it had fallen out of the partially-closed door. I had the fleeting thought that this might add some character to the bag and maybe even help me achieve that Indiana Jones look. I was actually rather encouraged as I began to open the bag. My Bible was fine, as were some note cards, file folders, my headset for my cell phone, my wallet--they were all in pretty good shape…
This is because our laptop computer had sacrificially absorbed the majority of the car’s crushing weight.
Today, we are thanking God for three things:
- The Best Buy service plan we bought two years ago, which will allow us to get our computer completely replaced. In fact, it’s likely that we’ll walk out of this deal with an upgraded version of our original computer.
- The “loaner” computer that Best Buy gave us while they’re processing our claim.
- The fact that I am pretty obsessive-compulsive about backing up our computer on a regular basis on multiple drives. We lost almost nothing!
The Lord provides in mysterious ways--what started off as a bit of a bad day turned out to be a blessing!
Through all of this, what have we learned? Our life doesn’t consist in what we own--we need to hold our things with open hands...always, ALWAYS back up your files, buy the service plans on computers...but if you can help it, the best thing is to simply not run over your computer with your car.
Permalink Posted by JB on Apr 03, 2008
Recent Responses:
Dennis Campbell Says:
04/11 at 06:55 PM
May God’s Richest Blessings be upon you Both!!!!!!!!!!
Katie Robinson Says:
04/13 at 08:57 AM
You guys crack me up completely! I love you and I’m glad everything turned out well!
Dennis Campbell Says:
04/13 at 12:19 PM
Bleessings JB & Abblie 4/13/08
I thought this might be a Good way to start a conversation about Jesus so I added the link to my personal Testimony.
Sincerely in His Service
Dennis Campbell
Any Questions or comments are welcome
http://www.precious-testimonies.com/BornAgain/d-g/dcampbell.htm
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