In this year of manifestation, there will be times when God asks us to do what seems impossible. For me that impossible thing was getting my driver’s license at the tender age of 58. I was sick most of my teen years and into my thirties, which made me lose out on the privilege of learning to drive.

 

In 2018, God brought up learning how to drive in my spirit. He put the desire in me, when a dear sister at church volunteered to teach my granddaughter to drive. When we returned home, I heard the Lord say, "Ask to see if she will teach you also?"

 

I asked, and she agreed to teach me how to drive. I was already familiar with a car when I took my first 30-hour driving class about 12 years earlier. When the drivetime came, I could not do it after the first day due to vision problems, and I had no one to help me practice.

 

I gave up, thinking it would never happen. But God did not, so I began my practice time with the sister and my granddaughter, then Covid hit! My practice time was over. I thought the process was over until the Lord, told me to sign up to take another 30-hour class to begin the licensing process all over again.

 

"But how will I get there?" I queried.

 

God was ready with the answer, when He sent me to a driving school that was giving the class virtually. I took the class, but still had no one to help me practice. I had asked a close relative if she would help me, she agreed to help me, but she did not. So, I sat wondering if all of this was just my imagination.

 

One day, while having a conversation at work, a young woman whom I had met only three years prior; had just purchased a new car after not having one for eight years. She inquired about how my driving practice was going. My head hung low as I told her, it wasn't going at all.

 

"I will take you out for practice," she offered with a smile on her face.

 

"Are you serious?" I shouted in utter shock.

 

She was serious, and she was loyally devoted to helping me, despite her own family trials and tribulations.

 

After 9 months of intermittent practice, she and I went together in her vehicle, for me to take my driving test. I failed!  When I returned home, I was so discouraged and embarrassed. The Lord spoke to me encouraging, "Don't be dismayed. You now have a knowledge advantage. You now know the layout of the test course, and you know exactly what to expect."

 

She and I went back again, a few days later, and I failed again. This time the Lord spoke, "You know, you forgot to ask Me to assist you."

 

Then it hit me. I forgot to pray before the test both times. "Sorry, Lord," I apologized and repented.

 

The afternoon of May 16, 2022, the Lord asked, "Are you wearing that blouse?"

 

I looked over at my work blouse, responding puzzled at the question, "Yes."

 

He chided, "Do you want that blouse on your driver's license?"

 

"No, Lord," I responded after I looked at it again.

 

"Dress for your license," He counseled.

 

Immediately, I ran over to my closet and grabbed a more appropriate blouse, and jewelry. The next morning, at the Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA), May 17, 2022, I prayed, and I passed the test. Then I took the photo for my new driver's license, and God and I were both pleased with the picture.

 

This is the year of manifestation. Mine came in the form of a long overdue desire being fulfilled. Whatever your dream or God's dream is for you, just know that it will come to pass. All you need to do is believe, persevere in the work of your hands, then watch God manifest His miracles for you.

 

As long as you persevere, you will not fail. But if you give up, you have already failed to fulfill your purpose. Just stay the course, God is with you! And God never fails! Hallelujah!!!