CHECK WITH GOD FIRST.

Years ago when I was younger, probably only

about eighty years old, I thought I would start

a small business to keep me busy and add a 

small income.

Being a retired auto mechanic and enjoying

working with small engines it only made sense

to me to start a small engine repair shop.

So, I went around flee markets and so on

buying up chain saws and weed eaters that

did not run.  The idea was to repair and then

resell them.

But, I did not clear it with God first.  I just 

did what seemed logical to me.  The Scriptures

say;

"We can make our plans,

but the LORD determines 

our steps."

(Proverbs 16:9 NLT)

In time the LORD made it clear to me that 

was not what he wanted me to do.  As we

would say, I had run off half cocked.  So

I took a small pickup load of chain saws

and weed eaters to a sale.  They sold all right,

but did not bring enough money to pay for 

my gas of taking them to the sale.

CHECK WITH GOD FIRST.