We bought our first house through
a deal where the buyer did some “sweat equity.” We had to paint it, put in the
lawn etc. We felt the split foyer was just the ticket for us to begin our
family. They even let us pick out the lot in the subdivision. We chose one on
the top of a hill. The only problem with that was when the wind blew we experienced
the full force of it.
We could watch the wind move the
outer portion 4x8 living room window in and out. Since the builder installed
this large window with only four clips, the wind worked it loose. One windy
day, the 4x8 outer part blew out and hit my pickup. So what’s a guy to do? Call
the insurance company.
“That was an act of God,” the
adjuster said when he surveyed the damage. “That couldn’t happen otherwise.”
“Seriously? It was just a windy
day in South Dakota.” We ended up going to small claims court and the builder
had to pay for the damages to my truck and replace the window due to shoddy
workmanship. The judge didn’t blame God for it.
It is interesting that when the
seaman threw Jonah overboard, the sea calmed down immediately. This was truly
an act of God. The severe storm had agitated the ocean until the waves were
probably 20 feet high or more. The water doesn’t calm right away even if the
wind stopped suddenly. Only God could calm the swells just like that.
“So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea
ceased from her raging.” Jonah 1:15.
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