Do You Trust That I Want To Give You A Car? (Part 1)

I’ve been trying to find the time and the words to write this blog in a way that does justice to the most recent gift given to me. I’ve found that it isn’t possible.

Instead, I’ll just start with the good news and try to fill in as many details as possible …

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::SPOILER ALERT:: GOD GAVE ME A CAR!!!!!!

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Now let’s rewind …

2 years ago, I was preparing for The World Race and had lots of small things to get in order before setting off. One of those things being my car. I was either going to sell it or loan it until I returned a year later, but God had other plans. After much going back and forth, I felt led to give my car away to a dear friend who needed it much more than I did.

When I first believed this is what God was telling me to do, I was a little hesitant. I wondered, “What am I going to do about a car when I come home?”; but God assured me that I wouldn’t have to worry about that – ever. So I gave my car away, and it was honestly one of the most rewarding feelings that I’ve ever had! Upon seeing my friend’s reaction to the news, I knew that I made the right decision. 

Fast forward to July 2014, when I came home from the Race only to feel the weight of what I’d done a year prior – life in America without a vehicle is not easy. So I did the only thing I knew to do … I prayed.

Initially, I prayed to myself and asked a few other close friends to pray with me. After a few months, I felt the Lord asking me to invite more people into the process; so, I began listing it as a prayer request in my monthly newsletter that went out to hundreds of people. After that newsletter, I continued to solicit the prayers of my supporters every month, believing that God wanted to give me a car.

For 8 months strong, I sent a newsletter to my supporters asking them to pray that I get a car and asking them to give me any leads that they might have of someone interested in giving a car away. I even went as far as asking a stranger who posted her car in a  ‘for sale’ if she was interested in giving it to me! (hahaha … I have to admit, that was crazy – even for me!)

Finally, I got ready to send out another newsletter; but this time, I felt a pause when I got to the Prayer Request section. As I stared at my recurring prayer request for a car, I heard the question – ‘Kristina, do you trust that I want to give you a car?’

Of course I trusted that the Lord would give me a car! (At least that’s what I wanted to believe) It seems that the more and more I prayed an “unanswered prayer”, the less and less I believed that God heard me. My prayer requests weren’t backed up by a complete and genuine belief, but more so a hope that someone would take pity on me (or get tired of hearing me ask for the same thing). 

The Lord challenged me to believe that my prayers were heard, believe that He wanted to give me a car, believe that He already had a car for me – yes, all I had to do now was believe. So, I decided to put my faith into action and, get this, STOP PRAYING. That’s right – I removed “the car” from my newsletter prayer request. I determined in my heart that God not only heard my prayer, but that He was the one who prompted me to ask for it in the first place. He was the one who told me that I wouldn’t have to worry about a car – ever, and I had no choice but to finally believe Him. 

I fired my newsletter off, with an expectation that God would move, but clueless as to what direction He would move in. After all, how often do you hear stories of God prompting someone to stop praying for something?!? Was this a recipe for disappointment? 

I can’t wait to share with you what happens next!! Stay tuned for Part 2 … 

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