Pam Padgett ... teacher
Nearly two years ago a severe thunderstorm with pounding hail came over the
area where I live. I noticed what could be signs of roof damage and called my insurance company. Their representative told me to have a roofer inspect the roof. The roofer who has done
work for me in the past said the roof needed to be replaced. He also
met with the insurance adjuster and talked with the insurance company on
the phone. He said that my insurance company was willing to pay only for replacing some of the shingles.
Because of some miscommunications, another roofer had also looked at the
roof and said it needed to be replaced. The insurance companies for
neighbors all around me were paying to have new
roofs installed because the hail damage was so significant.
It seemed to me that my insurance company was not paying for a new roof when they
should.
I prayed, asking God what to do, and heard to ask the roofer to provide an estimate for a new roof, and for me to write
the insurance company telling them I was asking the roofer to do this
and explaining why I thought a new roof was needed.
I sent an email to the insurance company as I heard to do.
But when I
called the roofer and asked him to provide an estimate for a new roof,
his response was very unexpected. He said I was wasting his time
because this would do no good. I asked if he would just put together an estimate and I would submit it to the insurance company. He then
told me to find another roofer. Strangely, putting together an estimate was something he was unwilling to do.
The second roofer who had looked at the roof was very willing to put
together an estimate for a new roof. It took him little time to do this. I sent
this estimate to the insurance company with a note letting them know I was now working with another roofer.
A few days after receiving my emails and the estimate, a man from the
insurance company called to let me know the claim for a new roof was
approved and a check was being prepared. He also told me that he had told the first roofer
to submit an estimate for a new roof, but the first roofer refused to do this and
just argued with the insurance company.
The problem had seemed large and complex before I prayed. And I thought the insurance company was the source of the problem. But when I heard from God and did what I heard, the problem was quickly untangled. God's wisdom caused the source of the problem (the first roofer) to be revealed, and also caused that roofer to remove himself from the situation. Amazing! And the matter was resolved easily and quickly after this.