Only in the last 10 or 12 years have I started listening to country-western music. It says it all, doesn't it! I like Tim McGraw's "Live Like You Were Dying," Willie Nelson's "On The Road Again," and Terri Clark's "Just Want To Be Mad For A While." Right now, though, I can really relate to Garth Brooks.
Talking to God is my mode of living. Not just lately but for many years. It has seemed as if I've been stopped from going forward with plans that I have had or programs I have had in my mind. ALL are legitimate good ideas and yet, I'm going (As my mother would have said) NO WHERE FAST. In Garth's song, he meets an old girlfriend that he had prayed to marry. Obviously she has not "aged" well and he is grateful to God for "NOT" answering his prayers when he was in high school. That is something I haven't done lately. I have not been grateful for "Unanswered Prayers." I have only been looking at what didn't happen.
Even though I haven't met her yet, my loan officer, Cynthia, just made my life easier. I traded my car about a year ago to a very expensive gas guzzler that I could afford then. "It seemed like a good idea at the time." Not working and having to move, no husband backup, and, medical bills piling up, I have been financially challenged, for over a year. It's not easy to "juggle" finances; to keep everyone paid. At least I have had friends, family, and resources to cover most everything. My last hurdle was my car and a cc that I "FOOLISHLY" used to cover other expenses. As our Pastor is preaching this month, "OH WHAT A MESS." Cynthia has just combined all the loans into one that is actually less than that of my car payment. I can breathe a little easier now.
"Sometimes, I thank God, for unanswered prayers
Remember when you're talking to the man upstairs
Just because He doesn't answer, doesn't mean He don't care
Some of God greatest gifts, are unanswered prayers."
Amen. And, thanks Garth.
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