Friday Magnify || The Sewing Machines
“Oh, magnify the Lord with me,
and let us exalt his name together!”
Psalm 34:3
There was a day a couple months ago that my sewing machine and my sister-in-law’s sewing machine both conked out. She had sent hers to be repaired, and it returned in working condition only to fail again. I hadn’t sent mine out, but spent hours fiddling with it and looking at the manual and watching videos about my model machine. A friend even sat with me and tried to troubleshoot, and was equally stumped.
My mother-in-law offered some advice. “You know,” she said, “a while ago Grandma had a washing machine that wouldn’t work. She had little kids at home and no money to fix it, so she prayed over it and asked the Lord to help her out. Funny enough, that machine started working and lasted a few more years!”
I laughed, and asked God if He would somehow get my machine working. I had Christmas stockings to finish sewing, and would really be grateful if I didn’t have to do them all by hand!
Not long after I asked Him, the machine started working. I still don’t know what happened and what made it work, but it hasn’t stopped working since and it makes me smile every time I use it.
The day after my machine started working, my sister-in-law asked the Lord to help her with her machine as well. And He did! It also started working and she has finished her projects. We laughed and thanked Him together!
These stories aren’t something to build a theology around, other than the fact that our God is kind and He cares about the details of our lives. He loves to help us and see us smile, and be thanked in return!