Recently, my husband and I decided to go to the beach to watch the sunset. We picked up our dinner curbside and drove to Dunedin Causeway, a local spot with wonderful sunset views.
We enjoyed our shrimp dinners and the waves rippling against the shore. Pelicans diving for their dinner is one of my favorite things to watch, and it was perfect timing!
My husband, Paul, is a photographer, so he set up his tripod to take some photos of the sunset. As time for the sunset came and went, it was apparent we weren’t going to get to see one, as the clouds moved in and obscured the view. But we had enjoyed the experience anyway.
As I tried to start the car to leave, it made a strange sound. The lights on the dashboard lit up, but it wouldn’t start. It was dead. No problem, we thought. We have AAA! As a side note, this service has been very helpful to us, especially me, as I have locked my keys in my car a number of times over the years (stories for another time).
The AAA lady, who was clearly in a state other than Florida, came on the phone and politely asked for the address where we were. “The beach,” I responded. “On Dunedin Causeway.”
“Hmmmm,” she said. “I don’t see that on the map. What’s a cross street nearby?”
“There isn’t one. We’re at the beach.”
As she continued to pleasantly look for a cross-street, I said, “Whoever you send will be local, and they will know exactly where we are.” She didn’t sound convinced. I said, “Tell them we are on the beach by the restrooms.” I’m sure I was her most interesting call of the day, although a frustrating one.
A few minutes later, “Bill” called my cell phone. “We’re on the Dunedin Causeway by the restrooms,” I informed him. “Yeah! I know exactly where you are!” He arrived soon after, changed our battery, and we were on our way.
God always knows where you are.
As reassuring as it was for the AAA guy to know where we were, an amazing thing is that God always knows where we are! The creator and sustainer of the world will comfort and help you.
Psalm 139:3 says, “You discern my going out and my lying down; You are familiar with all my ways…”
Pam Means
There are many times I have been “stuck at the beach” and I’ve been rescued by God. What would we do if He wasn’t always at our side; ready to be there for us? How do people that don’t know Him get through a lifetime?? Great story, love the adventure. How would you get along without AAA?? LOL