[DMCForum] Re: Now this one really burn me, It annoys me just reading this..
From: "ryanpwright" <yahoo1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2004 18:30:01 -0000
> (I'm not waiting for God to provide me with a DeLorean though.)
Funny you should say that. God provided me with mine. (Warning, long
story ahead...)
You think I'm kidding, but I'm not. I've wanted a DeLorean forever.
I've been making plans to buy one for several years, and had decided
that sometime early next year (2005) I'd be ready to buy. I've owned
Fieros for over a decade but I'd never owned an '88 GT, the "cream of
the crop" of Fieros.
My plan was to sell my current Fiero and buy an '88 GT. I would drive
the '88 until next year, when I would buy my DeLorean. At that time
the Fiero would become a project car and get turned into a fire
breathing monster with a twin turbo V8 and as much horsepower as I
could get in there. So a couple of months ago I began looking for the
elusive '88 GT, 5 speed, with T-Tops. There weren't a lot made with
this configuration.
Here's what I found: The perfect '88 GT, with a stock Miller Woods
Turbo. No T-Tops, but since the car was in Florida, and a well
respected Fiero shop is in Alabama, I figured I'd stop off on my drive
home and have the pros put T-Tops in for me. It would have been one
heck of a deal, at least $3k less than the car was worth.
I also found a convertible Fiero with a Northstar V8 in it in Georgia.
I couldn't decide between the two so I decided to buy both. The pair
was still thousands less than a DeLorean. I wasn't going to buy the
convertible without seeing it in person, however, as I wanted to make
sure it was properly cross-braced and there was a transmission problem
I needed to review. But I wasn't going to fly all the way to Georgia
to look at a car I might not buy. I had agreed to purchase the '88 in
Florida, though, so since I was going to drive right through Georgia I
could look at the convertible and buy it if everything was done right.
Being a Christian, I prayed for God's guidance in this matter. I asked
Him that, if my purchasing these cars was not His will, that he would
close the door. The next day the guy with the Florida car - the one
that hinged on the whole deal - changed his mind and decided he didn't
want to sell the car afterall.
OK, point taken: God didn't want me to have either of these cars.
Being a stubborn Christian who needs much slapping from God to get a
point across, I theorized that perhaps He simply didn't want me to get
those particular Fieros, but a different one would be OK. I again
prayed for Him to close the door if buying an '88 GT was not His will,
and I posted a message to a major Fiero forum: "Seeking '88 GT with 5
speed. Paying up to $8,000." I should have received a dozen responses.
A week went by, and nothing. I was now clear that an '88 GT was not
God's will for my life.
Browsing eBay, I came across my DeLorean. #5447 had been listed by the
original owner for 5 days with no bids. I wasn't looking to buy a
DeLorean; I didn't think I could afford one. But I called him up
anyway and asked him a few questions, which led to an offer I couldn't
refuse: I paid the exact same price for this DeLorean that I would
have paid for those two Fieros I was looking at. A couple of days
later, I was on an airplane bound for Sacramento, going to pick up
this beautiful car.
My point? I didn't think I was financially ready for a DeLorean. I
thought I'd have to make do with my Fieros. God knew better, and he
proved it to me. He knew what I wanted (one could say "needed") for my
life even when I did not. I spent the 17 hour drive home listening to
worship tunes from my iPod, enjoying my DeLorean and praising Him the
entire time. Those were some of the best hours of my life, and the
closest to God I've ever been. I learned a lot on that trip: He taught
me that this DeLorean isn't worth a thing. Some day it will be but a
grain of sand.
I used to consider my cars "prizes". I was proud of them. My attitude
has been changed. I'm not proud of my DeLorean. I enjoy it, and I'm
proud of the work I've done on it, but I'm not proud simply because I
have a DeLorean. Why should I be? It's just a stupid car. When I die
and go to heaven, I'm not going to get brownie points because I
impressed people with a car. My entire outlook on material possessions
has been changed for the better. I put a big Jesus Fish on the back of
my DeLorean and I pray that the people who stare at the car everywhere
I go will notice it, and perhaps one of them will be led to Christ
because he gawked at my DeLorean and the fish stuck out in his mind.
Yep: God provided me with a DeLorean and He is using it to fulfill His
purpose for my life. Amazing, but true.
-Ryan
--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Farrar Hudkins <fhudkins@xxxx> wrote:
> I'll drink to that.
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> (I'm not waiting for God to provide me with a DeLorean though.)
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> --Farrar
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> Walter Coe wrote:
> > It is not my concern. I do not like being associated with
> > other people's wars. If God wants me to have resources
> > (fuel, money, power, health, etc) then he will give me
> > resources. If he does not then he will take them away.
> > Whatever he chooses, it is for my own good even though at
> > the time it may seem a curse. Through intense heat and
> > pressure are diamonds made. Likewise if we allow it we are
> > made like diamonds though this worlds tribulations.
> >
> > That's my venting for now...
> > God bless,
> > Brother Walt
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