Appointed to Break Down

June 9, 2008

By Jennifer McClure

For me, one of the greatest rewards of being a Christian has been the silent way God has placed my steps or opened doors for me to walk through I didn’t even know were there. It is so exciting to have the assurance that God has a plan for my life (Jeremiah 29:11). I was reminded of that truth a few months before I graduated with a bachelor’s in print journalism when my car broke down in front of a magazine associate editor’s house.

It was early May a few years ago when the clutch on my white, two-door, 1992 Nissan Sentra went out in 5 o’clock traffic as I approached a busy intersection. Managing to get the car back in first gear once the car was turned off, I got through the intersection and began meandering through the nearest neighborhood. And some may say “coincidentally” I stopped my car right in front of now Managing Editor Kirk Noonan’s home. That connection led to freelance writing for TPE and eventually my current position.

Jeremiah wrote: “I know, O Lord, that a man’s life is not his own; it is not for man to direct his steps” (Jeremiah 10:23, NIV). How true that has been in my life, and how very grateful I am for it. Who better to direct my steps, to plan my life, than the Lord of lords and King of kings? He who is good, who is love, who is just, who is faithful and true. The stability found in trusting God brings such peace and joy.

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit” (Romans 15:13).

— Jennifer McClure is assistant editor of Today’s Pentecostal Evangel and blogs at Going Up? (jmcclure.agblogger.org).