When God Blesses Your Socks Off

“O Lord Almighty, blessed is the man who trusts in you” ~ Psalm 84:12 (NIV).

As I was driving across town recently, I began to praise God for all of the many blessings in my life: my family and friends, my church family, my health, my finances, my beautiful home, my dog, and my vehicle. My 2001 Honda Passport is just about broken in as I am nearing 100,000 miles. I thanked the Lord that my reliable automobile had been running smoothly.

Things changed in the next 30 minutes when I left an office building and tried to start my vehicle. The battery was dead. After calling a friend to give me a jump with his battery cables, I told him about my praises to God. I said, “God does have a sense of humor, doesn’t he?”

My friend laughed and said, “Yes because after I told you I would help you, I realized I was in my son’s car and I didn’t know until I got here whether or not he had any jumper cables in the trunk.”  Thankfully, there were two and we only needed one to get my car back on the road.

When I arrived home and pulled my vehicle in the garage, I turned the engine off. I then attempted to restart my car to see what would happen. I’m glad I did because the battery was dead again. Later that evening, my son arrived to help me push the vehicle outside to charge it again. Nothing happened. As we drove to an auto parts store to get a new battery, my son said, “Mom, it might not be the battery. It could be an electrical problem.”

I knew that an electrical problem would be expensive—definitely more expensive than a new battery. I started praying, “God, please let it be the battery. Please let it be the battery.”

As the store employee tested my battery, I continued to pray. When he announced that the battery was 100 percent dead, I said, “Thank you Jesus!”  I just didn’t realize, until the man looked at me quizzically, that I had said it aloud. I told him: “I’d rather fork over $100 for a new battery than be faced with an expensive repair bill on the electrical system.”

Before I placed my trust in the Lord, I would have been worried about the money I had to fork over for a new battery. Thankfully, I could afford the $100, plus tax, and I’m sure that if the alternative was an expensive repair bill, God would have provided. He always does.

I have a girlfriend who has been through a nasty divorce, the loss of a dear friend, and a serious car accident that left her with physical and mental challenges. However, she never complains. She is always upbeat because she knows that God provides for her needs and more.

As my friend says, “God always just blesses my socks off.”

Although I have never heard that expression before, I have to agree with my friend. Now where are my socks?