Deliverance...

So, I learned in bible study about deliverance. And, basically there are three ways that the Lord will deliver us in situations:

1. He will deliver us FROM something. Meaning we go around it or avoid it completely. We don’t even know, I’ll say it again, WE DON’T EVEN KNOW half the stuff He’s delivered us from. Little things, big things, no telling how many times a day things. Obviously, this is what we want…deliverance from.

2. He will deliver us through something. Meaning He gets us on the other side of it. Or,

3. He will deliver us by something and into His arms. Meaning that it’s made complete.

Today, I got a lesson in deliverance. I got in the car this afternoon to go get Ella from school. The air was coming out and it was hot!! I mean, HOT. It was a cool 76 degrees outside so the hotness wasn’t so awful, but nonetheless needed to be fixed. I mean, this is Alabama. There is a very nice probability that it will be 97 tomorrow. Thank you Lord for deliverance from the heat, but that’s not the point here. So, I get Ella and we proceed to the dealership to see what the damage is going to be. In short, there are two options the wonderfully nice guy says we have:

1. He can hook up some nifty thing-a-majig to the car and see if he can get it working for which he won’t charge me. YES, we’ll take that one!! But, of course, this may not work. Or,

2. They have to take out the radio and basically the entire dash to replace a part about the size of my cell phone, costing about $600. Um, great.

So, he walked back in to grab his nifty tool and while he was gone I prayed (out loud), Dear LORD, PLEASE let him fix this for FREE!! To which Ella goes, “Momma, that was the craziest prayer you’ve ever said.” Well, baby, Philippians 4 tells us to pray about ALL things and that is what this is…ALL things. So, he comes back and hooks up the little deal. I can tell he’s doing his thing and he’s tried it several times. He turns and looks at me and says, “I don’t think I’m gonna get it to work.” Sigh (me, not him). He asked me if I can bring it back in the morning. “Yes, I can.” Then he goes, let me try it one more time. Ok. Seconds later he turns and goes, “I got it.” I asked him if he was kidding and proceeded to do a little jig in the parking lot. I’m sure it was entertaining. Thank you Lord!! De.liv.er.ance (in my singing voice)!!! And, on the flip, yet another wonderful teachable moment and priceless lesson for Ella.

I’m guilty sometimes about not praying for something because I think it’s dumb or insignificant. And, I know that a lot of other people are too. We live in the lie that something is a health issue and not a God issue. Or a political issue and not a God issue. Or an “insert your name here” issue and not a God issue. But, like I posted a couple weeks ago, God cares about all the “little” issues in our lives. So, cast your cares on Him, whatever they are. I assure you, He cares. And, if you’re worried about those issues that we don’t deem insignificant, I.e. health or politics, pray about that too. As a child of the Most High, prayer is the most powerful tool you have, USE IT!!