New Car

I've been talking about my car adventures on this blog. Well...the car that I had the windshield wiper adventure with has finally departed.

Permanently.

I was driving to go celebrate a friends birthday and the car started smelling like burnt hair (so help me, burnt hair!) and...the steering wheel start smoking. Awesome.

Prior to this, I didn't think that was possible. Now I know.

Anyway, after I got home, I decided it was time to move on to bigger and better things. It was time for a new car.

So...I begin to shop around. Now, I'm not really car kind of girl. If it's safe and reliable...I'm good.
But then I started to see all that was out there and I began to be tempted to buy a pimped out car that I clearly couldn't afford. I almost made a stupid decision so I could look good in a car.

I think this is true in our lives too.

We start out with our values in place. We know who we are and what we'll do...or so we think. Then we see what other people are doing...and even if it goes against our values, we feel tempted to be like them.

Drawn in by what we think will make us look good.

But the truth is, if we give up our values, we usually end up in over our head (just like I would have been if I'd chosen the pimped out car-yikes!).

So stick to your values. Stick to what you believe in. God will work out the rest.

BTW-This girl got herself the basic package of a barely used 2008 Honda CRV at price she could afford. I kept to my values AND got myself a great car. Now that's what I'm talkin' about.