Blind Faith...

This may seem like a silly story, but God often uses the simple things in life to get my attention. 
 

It had been an exceptionally tight month financially for the Ehlert family. This particular morning found us two days away from payday with no gas in the car and even less money in the bank… just being totally transparent here. But, my daughter was getting paid that and would be giving us money for her car insurance and phone bill, so I knew I would then be able to put gas in the car. 

My plan for the morning was to take my son to Edmonds Community College, then take Rebecca to work, go back and pick up Mackenzie and take him to school and then head back home; then later in the afternoon, I would pick up Rebecca from work, take her to the bank and then go get gas. (One of my job descriptions was chauffeur.) 

By the time I picked Mackenzie up from the college and headed home, it was obvious I wasn’t going to have enough gas to do the second part of my plan, so I came up with plan B. I knew I could get to the gas station at Fred Meyer and write a check for gas and then put Rebecca’s check in the bank to cover it in the afternoon. So I headed back out; only to get to Fred Meyer and look in my purse and realize I didn’t have the checkbook! I know… I should have looked before I left the house. 

So, back home I went, but by then the gas needle wasn’t even registering. I wasn’t sure if I should continue on with Plan B but I really didn’t have a choice. So, I got back in the car and headed back to Freddie’s. As I was driving, I began praying. “Thank You, God, for always providing for us even when it seemed impossible. Thank you for always guarding and protecting us. I trust You to do that again; I am driving with blind faith that You will multiply the gas in this car. “

Suddenly, as I said the words “blind faith” I had a picture of the widow woman pouring oil into her jars. She was almost out of oil and completely out of money; Elisha had told her to gather jars, not just a few, and pour the oil into the jars (2 Kings 4). This woman knew she had a “little” oil, but she did not know as she poured it into the jars how much “more” oil she had. As she poured out the oil, she was pouring out her faith. And she did not run out of oil until she ran out of jars. 

"They brought the jars to her and she kept pouring."

2 Kings 4:5b NIV

That day I found myself almost out of gas, and completely out of money. I was driving with “blind faith” not able to see with my eyes how much gas was in my car, but trusting God to multiply it until it was enough. I just kept my foot on the peddle and headed for my destination.

From that moment on, I began to thank God for His provision, even though I couldn’t see it. I wanted the gas needle to move to prove to me He had done it, but it stubbornly stayed beneath the “E”. The widow didn’t have a gauge to tell her how much oil was left in her jar; she just kept on pouring. So I just kept driving.

How many times do we want God to “show” us that He is moving, even when we can’t see it with our eyes? What are you trusting God to do in your life? Are you discouraged because you don’t “see” the miracle happening? Keep doing what He has told you to do and begin thanking Him now for the answer.

Oh, and yes...I made it to the gas station!

Blind faith …

"Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen;

it gives us assurance about things we  cannot see."

Hebrews 11:1 ESV