A long and winding road!

I drive an old pick up Toyota 1995 model......It's been really good and as far as I am concerned the Lord provided it for me.
I made a lengthy trip in it yesterday well it was a good 175 km's and it was a lonely road between two beautiful National parks.


All went well and I met up with a group of ladies, some of whom I had not seen for as many as 30 odd years...easy!

We had speakers in the morning and if I am absolutely honest, I am not a very good "speaker listener"

We had a lovely lunch and after lunch I decided I was going home, as I had seen the lovely friends and we have exchanged addresses, we will keep in touch again, so I felt, there was nothing to stop me from making the trip back home as I wanted to be home before dark, as I am also not good at driving at night.

When I had reached a good 150 km's from home, my pick up started to play up.....it felt to me like it was not getting any gas/petrol to the engine....it had done it before and I was told there was nothing wrong with the fuel pump, so I panicked thinking..."What is it? I need to get home....LORD....please get me home..."

I had visions of having to stay somewhere, but even then, what was the point? The mechanic couldn't find anything wrong when it did it before, why should any one find the cause this time? So, I traveled on!

It was a long and winding road,....
ups and downs......

and for an easy 20km's or so, I crawled along....I would step on the gas.....the car would hiccup and shunt....and nearly stop.....it's a manual, so I kept changing back into second and third.....it would pick up a bit then shunt again.....it did that for so long.....

then....I'd coast along...till it dropped speed, then on the gas again.....

But, then....it suddenly went o.k. and I was doing 90km's per hour in top gear, (fifth) and off I went.....

very nervously continuing on my way for nearly 25km's .......and it started again......cough cough.....splutter....splutter.....especially when I went up a hill and around a lot of bends....About 35km's from home I had to go through 30km's of bends...and I mean bends....some so tight...they are almost like a hairpin....you go right and almost immediately left and then right away left again....for 30km's....

I was really worried as there are no places to pull up and what if a truck came along and didn't see me.....and the motor died?

65km's from home, I got the firm thought in my mind...."STAY IN TOP GEAR..."

It was not me thinking...."Maybe I should......" or ..."I think i might..."

To be honest, I drive a manual because I love the changing of the gears, so I do not mind going around the bends as that means lots of changing, but.....now...?

STAY IN TOP GEAR...?"( it had to be from the Lord)

I STAYED IN TOP GEAR.....

IT DID NOT PLAY UP ANYMORE.....


When I arrived at the start of the 30km bends....I had my hand on the gear stick.......but left it in top gear....

I went around those bends....amazed at the way my "pick up" went so smoothly....

I dropped as low as 40km's on the speedo...(I should have been in 2nd gear at that speed) stayed in top gear.....

all through the bends I stayed in top gear.....dropped down to the 40 mark at least 4 times...I think......no worries!

Stayed in top gear till I arrived home...before dark.....and thanked my wonderful Jesus for keeping me safe and bringing me home before dark....
God is good...
blessings...
Yaddy