Bitter&Sweets: Car Fiasco

I admit it. It's hard...hard to be consistent at blogging. Even once every week or so. Not just because I don't have the time, but whenever there's something that goes on in my week that I want to share, I'm not sure if it deserves a whole entire blog entry. I might as well just post it up on twitter. So, I've come up with a "Bitter&Sweet" kinda thing, giving pretty much a list of the ups and downs, highs and lows, of my week. And also to keep everyone updated here and there(: And it keeps me accountable to blog at least once a week...at least I hope it will. Oh! and I get to post the cool picture I made for Bitter&Sweet (which took me...shamefully, about an hour to make)

Well, this past week...wow. It's been a long week, lemme just say. Shamefully [again], after getting all upset that DMV hasn't sent in the stickers for my registration renewal, I called them up and found out that my car isn't even registered. BIG fail. So of course, like any system in this struggling country, there's a penalty fee, which adds to the transfer fee, tax fee, etc. Calculated...a few hundreds right there. In order for me to get my car registered, I need a smog check certification. Okay, that's easy. not quite. In order for me to past the Smog Check, I can't have my "Check Engine" light on...and evidently, it was on. -_- another BIG fail. Now, I have to get my "Check Engine" lite...checked. Yah, that ain't free. (Maybe some of you already know where this is heading).

Alright, let's drive down to Pepboys to get this "checked" and fixed right away. Just to have them look into it, the waiting time was 4+ hrs. If it wasn't for my knight in shining armor, I would have been the most miserable girl. Amazing boyfriend saves his girlfriend again(: Alright, so engine is checked.

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Let me just stop babbling right now. So pretty much what's goin down is, I gotta fix my car to get that engine light off, in order for me to pass the smog check, in order for me to turn it into the DMV for registration, in order for me to get 2011 stickers.

So what did I learn from this? A lot. But most of all I was reminded of the Lord's sovereignty over and over again in this situation and throughout this whole week. My patience has been tested countless times this past week, and many times I failed. I need to keep reminding myself that I have a God that is in control. In control of every situation in my life, and has His own plan for everything. Trials will always come, no matter what. What matters is the way we handle these trials and how we learn from them. The Lord has really tested me this week - finals & late night study sessions, my car issues, work, and even in my relationships with others. Though I failed to always respond rightly, I've been humbled in many ways. Because I know the weight of God's sovereignty, I should not act in an unacceptable manner - showing impatience, ungratefulness, and selfishness. Every day is given to us out of grace, and every blessing is given to us out of love. Unfailing love. And that is what many of us need to realize. I'm thankful for the trials and hardships the Lord puts me through, especially this last week. My eyes wouldn't have been opened to the amount of sin in my life, in which I need to let go, and the amount of humbleness I need to have.

Proverbs 11:2 "When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom."

FINALLY the Bitter&Sweets:

Bitter:
-car registration fiasco.
-having to do a whole day of finals (8am-10pm) running on 2 hrs of sleep
-gettin murdered by my microecon finals

Sweets:
-finished yet again another semester of school. and I couldn't have done it without the Lord's guidance, strength, and wisdom
-celebrated finishing finals with my boyfriend, who took me to watch Tangled! (finally!) & dinner *btw, Tangled, is definitely a good movie
-Smog Check is passed! Onto DMV & registration
- being reminded of how great the Lord is, and how much I need Him in my life constantly.


That's all for now! More Bitter&Sweets to come(:

-sv