Being Ready
by Ricky Doc Sauceda
If you have been my friend for any amount of time, you may be aware that I have been without a car for nearing five months. I have had to bike and walk for uncounted miles. I have already replaced my first bike after wearing it down after 650 miles. I do not know how many additional miles of walking and biking I have done since I got my new bike.
I was so relieved to receive a 1973 VW Beetle in November 2011. Only it had need of repairs and the owner lost the title. I had no idea he would not be able to provide me a duplicate title until last Friday (Jan. 27, 2012) - two months later. In between I met a man who I gained trust in, and he offered a car as well. That never manifested and I didn't really have any discouragement over it.
I focused on repairing the Beetle. I thought my trial was over. Nope. The car has issues. It needs more unexpected repairs. It crushed me. I felt like I would never see the end of my trial.
I dealt with my day with a feeling of futility. I let everything impact me. My guard was down. I had shown a vulnerability to our great enemy (Satan) and he ran with it. I was numb for various reasons.
Then I met Lois Fey. An 81-year-old widow in a 1991 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser. It was white and had a sun roof - a thing of beauty. My family had always owned station wagons as I grew up. We had pick-up trucks and station wagons - always.
We fellowshipped about the Lord, going to church, serving in ministries and the like. Then she spoke the words that I feel inside. She said," I am ready right now to be with the Lord. Only, I know it isn't my time. He requires more of me right now."
I was stunned as she said those words. It is what I continually share. What I stated today to one of the troopers. It is what I share almost weekly...that my heart's desire is to be with my parents and children in the presence of the Lord in the New Jerusalem.
Lois amazed me. I was so glad to have met her today. She blessed me as a kindred spirit...someone who shares my compassion and trust in the Lord. Someone who knows the TRUTH, the LIFE and the WAY.