Joyful Ruins

Are the flat tires of our life God’s way of pushing us towards Him?

My past year has been filled with car issues. Recently, I randomly got a flat tire. Car issues always leave me feeling vulnerable and alone. As I sat on a side street waiting for AAA for over an hour, I started to feel emotional. I even started to cry. Not only did I not know how to change my darn tire, and my parents were not there to help me, but I had no partner to lean on. I had already been feeling worn out, discouraged, and unloved the past  many weeks, so this was a cherry on top.

Sitting there, trying to hold back tears, I was taken care of by others, people from my church. Then I went on to experience even greater discouragement that weekend, while also realizing many things. God also sent me some very small, but sweet blessings in the midst of a lot of hurt.

The thing is, before my flat tire, I had been going at full speed, racing through my days, feeling exhausted and frustrated, yet continuing on. The flat tire forced me to not only stop, but become vulnerable and made my emotions incredibly raw.

This is where God spoke to me, when I stopped and completely fell apart.

I really do think God places flat tire moments in our life, from breakups to deflated egos, He has to help us seek His will and turn to only Him. Though flat tire moments can be annoying as heck, they can lead to a lot of freedom in the end.