I didn’t expect

This weekend we had to stop at our mechanic friend so my husband could square up with him. My van has some problems which I have shared on this page. You know to be honest I haven’t really asked G-d to help me solve my van problem. I haven’t prayed about it other then G-d give me a job that would be good for me. I was figuring if I could simply get a steady job then I would be able to deal with the van problems. Now I know with my van there a couple things that I need to fix before I can get a job to far from home, but I well need to work in order to pay for the auto parts and the labor. Labor is always less then parts. Early that week I had talked to my mechanic friend, I am working right now for labor, but he felt lead to help me also with parts. What a blessing. You know the thing that amazes me I don’t ask G-d for things I need, or really want. When I pray I ask G-d for what I know my friends need, or want. I have had a few people from my church ask me to pray for them. I do it, and sometimes I just let the spirit lead me in my praying for them. I know it is okay for me to ask G-d for things I need, but I am simply better at praying for other people needs it’s easier and more natural. When I ask for things for my self I feel like a spoiled brat asking for things.
This week at church our Rabbi hit on giving during his sermon at least the part I heard after children worship. I love doing children worship with my group, sometimes it a challenge. After service I have Hebrew class and then every other week hubby and I do Bible study with another couple. Pretty soon I am going to want to talk about prayer with my group and about being responsible with what G-d has given us. I just have to pray more about how to put it together.
I have been praying for my mechanic friend for a few months now, he was having a rough time. He a good man of G-d but you know sometimes things get rough, for a while there he wasn’t getting enough work. Well I can relate to that very well. I started praying for him that G-d would bring him people who needed his help and services, I referred a couple of friends to him, but I don’t think they tried him yet. I have 2 mechanics I go to when there are things I need done on my car, they are both very different people but their both good and honest. I will refer both of them to people sometimes, but one of them because he had less work I was referring everyone who talked to me about car problems. I wanted to see my friend well have what he wanted, so I prayed. I find it easy to pray for people sometimes when I know what they need or want it is easier because there a direction I can take that prayer.
I have a couple of times dealt with people who ask for prayer but don’t want to share anything of their need, which is okay, during those times I am required to allow the Holy Spirit to guide me in it.
G-d does answer prayers sometimes it is not in the way we want to hear our prayers answered, sometimes it’s answered but in a way we don’t expect like he did with my mechanic friend. I didn’t expect to be able to work off my labor and now some of my parts. Praise the L-rd but G-d probably knew right now this is the safest or best thing for me. Lets face it with the cost of living the last thing I need is a ticket for noise or have my one tire fall off. I don’t think it will fall off, this week I will get 2 or 3 of my problems fixed on the car, if I get all my rebate check from IRS I will be able to get the rest of my parts and get that dealt with too. I believe when we are doing things and we are honest and hold up integrity G-d will bless our efforts and can give us more because we have shown ourself worthy of his responsibility.