Fix Or Repair Daily

Psalm 20:7 ~ "Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the Lord our God."


Some are familiar with our ongoing issues with 'the truck'. As one of my dear friends likes to say, "FORD stands for Fix Or Repair Daily." Regardless of our vehicular loyalties, we all have put our trust in the ability of man-made things.


This weekend, my chariot, with all it's 274 horses, failed me. Halfway between point A and point B, it just quit. I was frustrated, angry, hurt (that my beautiful symbol of strength had let me down) and unsure about what to do. Stranded on the side of the road, I was hit with the reality of the uncertainty of anything except the Lord our God.

What are we putting our trust in? Is it some material thing that we believe will never let us down, or possibly our ability to do and achieve? Maybe we need to be reminded that our life, our strength, our hope is in the Lord Almighty.

Maybe F.O.R.D. ought to be our spiritual standard. Now THAT's a better idea!

My girls and I watch old comedy/love stories. One of our favorites is “If a Man Answers.” with Sandra Dee and Bobby Darren.

In the film Sandra Dee’s mother tells her to use a pet training book to help her marriage. She uses the book thinking all along that she is “training” her husband until her mother points out that it has actually been training her.

Now, you may be asking “What was the purpose in that little story?” Well, ladies, if we stop and think about it; we love, cuddle, and spoil our pets. Imagine if we treated our husbands the same way. We should shower them with praise. We want our husband to be our “Knight in Shining Armor” so maybe we should treat him like he is. We need to acknowledge the things he does in a way that makes him feel worthwhile and needed.

Also, how many times have we wanted our husband to go shopping with us or to a romantic movie? But, how many times has he gone hunting, fishing, golfing, or any number of things and we had no interest in sharing it with him. Maybe, if we took the time to be interested in his interests, he would not mind so much making that trip to the mall or the flee market.

So, I am putting my theory to the test. Will you join me? Let me know what you discover.

Travelling this road together,

Darla