Do You See Giants?

I watched Ben as he assessed the damage to our truck. He had just told me that aside from the dent in the side, scuffed paint, and busted light, that the tire was flat. Seems that the tailgate of the delivery truck had punctured the sidewall of our ginormous truck tire. I strove to not see dollar signs and instead rest in God’s peace, but minutes later I received a message from home that could cause us further financial distress.

I was at a crossroads. I could see giants or I could see the promise.

I responded to the message in a calm manner and with wisdom as the Lord directed me, and the sender and I both ended up being blessed by the interaction.

The woman at the RV Park Office found the record of my payment and apologized profusely. Our rent also ended up being cheaper than the previous month.

Because we had never changed a tire on a dually and our spare wouldn’t last long term anyway we opted for a mobile tire service to come and change it out with a new tire.

Of note, there’s no better place to wait for a flat to be changed than poolside.

The tire ended up being much cheaper than we anticipated.

We had already bought the tire, but as the guy changed it with my husband he stated, “you guys were an accident waiting to happen!”

Turns out the tire was very bare, and it also had a broken off nail sticking out of it. It was a blowout waiting to happen. As we discussed it later we felt quite certain that this incident with the tire prevented a possible worse one at high speeds in the future.

Although our truck got a pretty good ding, miraculously there was zero damage to the delivery truck.

As we later walked to our truck with a brand, spanking new tire I looked at the crystal blue sky and thanked the Lord for another wonderful day. Today was just a little bump in the road in the grand scheme of life, and it was a great reminder that though we’ll encounter giants across our path, that doesn’t mean we have to see it that way. God’s promises in His Word always overshadow the problems we face in this world. And it’s okay to need reminding of that from time to time.