He Will Carry You Home

Last night we bought tickets to a Christmas lights drive-thru. We drove the 40 min there, began our wait in the HUGE line to get in, and then while waiting, our tire popped. 

FLAT TO THE RIM. Super!

We were forced to drive on the rim while trapped in the ginormous line, which felt terrifying! Finally, we were able to pull off to the side to put the spare on while half the kids tried to help & half just bugged each other. It was an ORDEAL. In the rain, no less! My husband said out of all the tires he’s changed, that was THE hardest. But we did it!

2 hours later, wet & dirty, we were ready to see the Christmas lights we’d come to see! 

Well, not 1 minute in, we felt a familiar wobbling, and SURE ENOUGH, the SPARE was completely flat to the rim!

WHAT THE HECK! Ya kidding me!

We were pretty deflated! (Just a little tire humor...)

I wanted to cry! What now?! We’d tried so hard to fix it! All for what?

While WE were unable to move forward, it seemed like a hundred cars passed us, all heading into the happy twinkling lights.

Isn’t that life sometimes? Tires go flat! Even the SPARES fail us! And despite our best efforts, we are left behind. 

So what do we do?

We call a higher power to do what we cannot.

Patiently wait for rescue. 

Trusting our time will come.

And like AAA, He shows up. He helps us figure out what’s wrong. He fixes our tire.

“He giveth power to the faint; and to ​them that have​ no might he increaseth strength. 

... They that ​​​wait upon​ the ​​Lord​​ shall ​​​renew​ ​their​ ​​​strength​... they shall ​​​run​, and not be weary; ​and​ they shall walk, and not faint...” (Isa. 40:29,31)

He follows us through the Christmas lights, making sure our tire holds. 

He fills us to capacity.

Assures us we can make it home.

And, praying the whole way, 

we do.

“The moment we choose to incline our hearts to our beloved Savior and set foot upon the path of discipleship, something miraculous happens. The love of God fills our hearts, the light of truth fills our minds...

He sees us worthy of rescue... 

He will find you.

He will rescue you.

He will lift you up and place you on His shoulders.

He will carry you home.” (Elder Uchtdorf)