I would like to share with you this story. It happened to me 2 weeks ago and I would like you to know and understand how He came to rescue.
It all started when I was getting ready to go to Princeton Junction train station to catch an early train to NY to meet up with my cousin who was going there too for the week-end, and, since I haven't seen her in few months, I decided to go and join her. But since I missed the early train I thought I would make the next one. I was praying hard to make it on time because I knew I was going to miss the train by just 2 minutes and since I didn't have the time to buy the ticket at the booth, so I decided to pay for it on the train. Lo and behold, the conductors were outside the train, lot of crowds and people swamping inside the station. At first, I did not know what was going on, but I decided to go and check with the person at the booth. She advised me not to buy the ticket until the last minute since it is not refundable and since the trains have stopped running since the morning. I felt such a relief for not missing the train but disappointed because I knew that I would only have few hours to spend with my cousin. So I approached the conductors to find out what really caused all this and one of them told me, with a big smile, that the power was off and that nothing was running from and to New York. So I asked him when will the power be back or if they are already working on it, but he shrugged off his shoulders and could not answer. He was telling everyone that there was going to be a long wait and it might drag till the end of the day and, with that answer, I decided to go to the coffee shop downstairs and kill some time. Fifteen minutes went by and still no news about any power repair or change. I went again to the conductor and he in turn sighed and looked concerned for he realized that it was going to be a long day, having to answer to every passenger and having to put up with all the frustration and anger around him. Half an hour went by and still nothing. I was pacing back and forth trying to figure it what to do, whether to head back home and keep calling the train station or stay and wait or just cancel my trip. The latter was an impossible choice for I really wanted to see my cousin and spend a nice time together shopping at Bloomingdales. I finally sat on the bench, closed my eyes, bent my head down and started to pray with all my heart asking the Lord to intervene and telling Him nothing can stand in His way and that nothing is impossible for Him. I begged Him to clear away this outage and to allow me and all the other passenger to continue our trip to NY. I ended my prayer with : "Greater is He who is in me than the one who is in the world". If the devil is trying to stop things to make it worse for us, I knew that God will come to the rescue and not let him enjoy this damage for long. When I finished praying, I got up and headed to the station door. It has not been 10 minutes yet since I prayed and there I hear the conductors screaming and calling everyone to get on board the train. I could not believe it but I saw everyone running inside and so I followed and got a seat quickly. Everyone around me was cheering and laughing because the ordeal has finally ended. All I did is praise the Lord and even tell the person who was sitting next to me how I prayed hard to God and how I ended up without a ticket, but I knew that this was not a problem. Then a thought came into my mind and I told the gentleman, who was beside me, that I have a feeling that the conductors will not come and check the tickets due to all the delay and the confusion. He told me that I look so assured and so positive and I told him that I have the Lord to thank for my attitude. So the whole trip went without a glimpse of a conductor and I ended up in NY without a ticket. Free ride! Yuppee, God has indeed come to my rescue. Who would have thought that the outage was going to be over so soon while everyone expected to drag till the end of the day.
Lord, what would I do without you! xoxo
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