God loves us, and takes the wheel!

Ooh, what I wrote below just reminded me of this amazing song by Carrie Underwood:

Jesus Take the Wheel

She was driving last Friday on her way to Cincinnati
On a snow white Christmas Eve
Going home to see her Mama and her Daddy
With the baby in the backseat
Fifty miles to go and she was running low
On faith and gasoline
It'd been a long hard year
She had a lot on her mind
And she didn't pay attention
she was going way too fast
Before she knew it she was spinning
On a thin black sheet of glass
She saw both their lives flash before her eyes
She didn't even have time to cry
She was sooo scared
She threw her hands up in the air

Jesus take the wheel
Take it from my hands
Cause I can't do this on my own
I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
Save me from this road I'm on
Jesus take the wheel

It was still getting colder when she made it to the shoulder
And the car came to a stop
She cried when she saw that baby in the backseat
Sleeping like a rock
And for the first time in a long time
She bowed her head to pray
She said I'm sorry for the way
I've been living my life
I know I've got to change
So from now on tonight

Jesus take the wheel
Take it from my hands
Cause I can't do this on my own
I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
Save me from this road I'm on

Ooh, Jesus take the wheel
Ooh, I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
Save me from this road I'm on
From this road I'm on
Jesus take the wheel
Ooh, take it, take it from me

God loves us... and he helps us park!

Until yesterday, I hadn't driven for a whole year- and I'm not a very good or experienced driver as it is anyway. And parking... well you might as well forget about it! Especially parallel parking when the road was very narrow, the camber was like the back of an elephant and my car was full to bursting with stuff that I'd carried from home to my new flat for university next year and so my vision was a bit obstructed too. Oh, and my car has no power steering of course!

So there I was in my little Ford Fiesta (at least the size of the car was to my advantage!) going backwards and forwards, turning and turning the wheel to no avail. I just could NOT straighten the car! My spacial awareness is appalling which doesn't help in these situations. I just kept thinking I'd got it, so would turn off the engine, get out and realise I was in exactly the same position as before. Frustrated and arms aching from lugging boxes around all day and then turning and turning that wheel, I quickly prayed, “Dear Lord, help me park this car!!”

And just at that moment, this man walked up and said, “Do you need help parking that car?”
And I- thinking he meant that he'd talk me through it from the pavement which with my lack of skills probably wouldn't help so much- just said, “Oh sorry, I'm just really bad at parking and I haven't driven for a year” more out of embarrassment than anything else.
He then said, “Well get out and I'll park it for you” at which I replied, “Really?”
“Yes, don't worry, it's no problem.”
So I got out in wonderment at this kind stranger and the Lord who had just clicked His fingers as soon as I'd prayed and watched him quickly and effortlessly park the car. He told me that the clutch was a bit stiff which didn't help either.
“Thank you SO much,” I said as he smiled and walked off.

And I was left stunned at the power of prayer and the love of God. Even with things so seemingly insignificant such as parking a car, God is ALWAYS listening to our prayers and often steps in to- in this case quite literally- take the wheel!