My tractor story

It all started when my to be wife and I decided to get married. My father inlaw did not say a hundred words to me the whole year before we got married.I thought it would get better after we tied the knot. Wroug! It got worse he would just sit there and not say much of nothing, when we would go over I would ask to help do things with him and he would tell me no his son would help so I would just back away. I offerd to help with the hay he would say they did not need any help, so this went on for about six months and one day his son had to work the day the hay had to be gotten in because of the weather. So my wife said daddy needed my help but I told her that if he needed me he could call me. A little while later he called and I went and help. That realy helped our relation ship. This is where the tractor comes in while we were in the field to get the hay the battery keep over charging and the acid started leaking out, come to find out he had bought the tractor 4 months before my wife and I got married. He had broght it back to the factory seven times and they could not fix it they kept putting alternators on it regulators on it but never fixed it. He had a bunch of people work on it and no one ever fixed it. He was fussing about it one day and I told him I would look at it, he told me he had the best to work on itand they could not fix it so what made me think I could fix it. I told him I had forgot more the those other men know. You should have seen his face lol. (He told me years later he said to him self look at this punk) So he told me to come fix it that Sat. So I brought my meters and tools and went to looking everything I did he would say they checked that or done that. I spent about half the day looking at everthing and did not find anything wrong I was about to give up when he said see I knew you could not fix it. I said I am not through, Thats when I prayed Lord let me find what is wrong with this tractor. I tell you as soon as I prayed my eyes went to a spot on the wiring harness and there was a place that had tape on it but had been painted blue from the factory. I cut the tape off and found the two wires from the alternator had been cut and butt connected back wrong fixed the wires and it charged like a new one. You should have seen the look on his face when I told him I had fixed the tractor. After that he took me under his wing and treats me like his on son. The Lord used a tractor to bring me and my father inlaw close. That has been 27 years ago and we are like father and son to this day.

Great story, and testimony, sometimes problems are created for a reason.

That is a great story!

Thanks. Good story.
Charley.

What a great story, and a great testimony to the power of faith and prayer!! Thanks very much for sharing!!

That is great, thanks for sharing. Yes, God does answer prayer. Enjoy your time with him, you will miss him when he is gone. Chris

Great story, thanks... Illustrates well that behind most problems, there's usually an opportunity...

Good story. Do you still like his daughter though???
:shock:

Dave

Great story, It amazes me, even though it shouldn't, every few weeks when I or someone in our congregation has a very swift and specific answer to prayer. The fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Thats a really great story! 1) that you preservered and overcame the electrical problem and 2) more importantly that you preservered to win his respect and acceptance!

Thanks for sharing that!

Howard

Dave: Good one

Great story and testimony, thanks for sharing.

very good i like that with the Lord anything is possible al

we have been having lots of rain lately and the wife noticed a wet spot on the bed room ceiling the other night with more heavy rain predicted for the following day. went to bed worring about the leak and in my prayers i just turned it over to God. Woke up the next day, opened the yellow pages and there under roofing was an ad with a fish symbol. normally not encourged by those ads, however something told me to call. later that day a well dress professional showed up with a ladder, went over the entire house and seal potential leaks, even chaulk the fireplace. said he knew rain was on the way and wanted to make sure the leak was taken care of. answered prayer? yes, one of many i experienced in my life. by the way, only charged me $150 bucks and its a 2 story with steep pitches. good to hear your story as well, i too have a good (earned) relationship with my dad in law.

No I love his daughter more every day, She is truly my best friend and soulmate. We go together like cornbread and milk.

Very good story; thanks for sharing it with us.

It kinda went that way with my gf's grandfather and me. At first he had that he doesnt know anything attitude. But when we started working more and more together, now its can you go do this, this, and this...........

Congratulations and good for you; proud for both of you.

I know exactly how you feel; sure makes life easy when you love your wife and have her as your best friend and soulmate.

Great, need to hear more like this.

Great, need to hear more like this.