After completing a successful few days on a consulting trip to Columbus, Indiana. It was time to stop for gas and make the four-hour trip back home.
I pulled into the gas station to fill my tank for the trip. Then, an old beat-up Buick pulled up to the pump on the opposite side. A young woman with four kids in the car got out and started to fumble with a few dollars and a roll of quarters in her hand. Her kids were looking under the seats for any loose change.
Sensing something was wrong, I got a nudge from the Holy Spirit to approach her.
“Is everything ok,” I asked. She began to cry and told me that her husband had left her and the kids and she couldn’t afford the rent. She was heading to her parent’s house in Rensselaer, Indiana. She didn’t think she had enough gas money to get there.
I immediately swiped my credit card and filled her tank to the brim.
“Have you and the kids eaten?” I inquired.
“No, not today. Not since yesterday,” she humbly replied.
There was a McDonalds next door to the station, I purchased happy meals for the kids and her, and a few items for later.
As she started the car to embark on their trip across the state, one of the kids, a four-year-old girl asked her mom.
“Mommy, was that an angel?”
Her mom paused for a long moment and said, “Yes, he is! He is our angel.”
I waved goodbye, and started my drive back to Ohio. I thanked God for the “nudge” and that I responded and helped this family.
You can do this too. I pray a simple prayer every day:
Lord, make me an instrument. Put someone in my path today that you can help through me.
I’ll be your arms, legs, eyes, and ears, ready to do your will. Pray that prayer and watch what happens!