"Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.” Psalm 23:6

This is so true. Often at the moment we cannot see His goodness and mercy, but later as we look back it comes into focus.

So, in light of this,  I'll follow up on the story of my muffler problem with my van. This morning the muffler fell off again, but this time just a short ways from home and I could drive home with the muffler dragging.

As I thought about what to do, it came to my mind that my neighbor had given me some ramps to drive a vehicle up on so I could look underneath better. I got those out, drove up on them and crawled under.

I could now see that there was a sleeve over the pipe coming from the engine with two bolts holding it on. So, I got my drill and a socket and was able to loosen the bolts, then lift up the muffler and slide that sleeve over both the muffler, and the pipe. I tightened up the bolts and there it was, a full repair!

Multiple God sightings showing God's goodness. 1) It happened right next to my home. 2) My neighbor had given me those ramps. 3) The sleeve was there and I could loosen it. 4) I could then fasten the pipe and the muffler together solving the problem.

A minor thing in life but a reminder that God is at work in our lives in the big and little things; He is helping us whether we see it or not. It is good to remember to look back and see this, which strengthens our faith for future challenges: “As He helped me then, He will help me now!”

Picture: God reaches out to help us even in the mundane.