All things Work Together…

28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. (NKJV)

One of my goals in life is to become like Jesus. So yesterday after closing from work, I got to the car park and was ready to zoom off. I had earlier asked for my car to be washed, I gave the washerman N1000 note and he went to get the balance. I waited and waited and was already getting impatient, I couldn’t find him anywhere, traffic was already building up and I needed the balance to complete the amount to fill up my tank at a nearby petrol station. My fuel indicator had given me warning signs in the morning, so I needed to top up to make the ~16km journey home.

Feeling frustrated I decided to go wait for the washerman in my car and there he was standing by the car, he said he had been waiting for me there for over five minutes. Well I collected the balance and drove out of the car park to the petrol station. On getting there, there was a queue and only one service point was functional. I was already agitated, I just wanted to get home on time. Why today of all days that I planned to get home on time? For those of us who live in Lagos, every minute counts when it comes to beating the traffic.

As I waited for my turn, a few other drivers decided to shunt the queue by reversing their cars and queuing up at the other side of the fuel pump, two motorcycles also got ahead of me. At some point I just felt I needed to calm down and wait quietly until it gets to my turn.

When it got to my turn and I asked the attendant why they had just one fuel pump working and he said they were almost out of fuel and what they have left can only be dispensed from that pump. On my way I began to thank God I was able to get fuel before beginning the journey home, how would I have coped without fuel in my tank from “Island to Mainland”.

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At night the Holy Spirit replayed the events of that evening to me and I saw my reactions/response to slight delays. I felt bad that I had not reflected His character. The fruit of the spirit is peace, peace that passes all understanding that does not depend on the circumstances around us. Nevertheless, I thank God He allowed the situation to show me areas of my life that needed to be worked on. All things work together for good, the journey of becoming more like Him continues…