The Golfing Escapade and G-d's Grace
This afternoon...
all was normal. We were on our way to play golf with the golf organization down here- we being my Marmee, my sister Alexandrea, who was sitting in the front seat, Grace-Hope in the backseat, and myself somewhere in the middle.
We were turning on the green light at a fairly busy cross-roads, when suddenly, another car across the road began going straight- landing in our car. Marmee and I happened to see it, and both of us screamed, "Dear Jesus, protect us!"
So there was a car accident. Right before this, I had just gotten into a disagreement over something- oh, so trivial- with Alexandrea. Seconds later, the car hit, and she'd landed in a sore spot being hit by the top of her seat-belt. "What if something worse had happened," I hate to imagine- leave it alone.
All I can say is Jesus was looking out for us. The guy hit right into my side of the car- literally, right there. Being in the middle row of seats was probably one of the scariest things ever- at first I thought Grace-Hope had gotten the worst of it, and then I thought perhaps Alexandrea did. I don't know what I thought. I'm still shaken up about it. Our car door was smashed in, and you could see the outline of Alexandrea's seat through it.
My point is... what if? Where would I be right now if something worse had happened? If I had no time to apologize? I'm still shaken from the thought. I would be, for life, thinking of that. I would want to go back, fix my words.
Eye-opening. Eye-opening, eye-opening, eye-opening.
Marmee has lately been praying for something to happen for (her own personal reason). Her brother died when she was twelve in a car accident. Her sister, my Aunty Eunice was praying at the time for "something" to happen which would bring them closer together as a family. And it did. But G-d was so good to us.
all was normal. We were on our way to play golf with the golf organization down here- we being my Marmee, my sister Alexandrea, who was sitting in the front seat, Grace-Hope in the backseat, and myself somewhere in the middle.
We were turning on the green light at a fairly busy cross-roads, when suddenly, another car across the road began going straight- landing in our car. Marmee and I happened to see it, and both of us screamed, "Dear Jesus, protect us!"
So there was a car accident. Right before this, I had just gotten into a disagreement over something- oh, so trivial- with Alexandrea. Seconds later, the car hit, and she'd landed in a sore spot being hit by the top of her seat-belt. "What if something worse had happened," I hate to imagine- leave it alone.
All I can say is Jesus was looking out for us. The guy hit right into my side of the car- literally, right there. Being in the middle row of seats was probably one of the scariest things ever- at first I thought Grace-Hope had gotten the worst of it, and then I thought perhaps Alexandrea did. I don't know what I thought. I'm still shaken up about it. Our car door was smashed in, and you could see the outline of Alexandrea's seat through it.
My point is... what if? Where would I be right now if something worse had happened? If I had no time to apologize? I'm still shaken from the thought. I would be, for life, thinking of that. I would want to go back, fix my words.
Eye-opening. Eye-opening, eye-opening, eye-opening.
Marmee has lately been praying for something to happen for (her own personal reason). Her brother died when she was twelve in a car accident. Her sister, my Aunty Eunice was praying at the time for "something" to happen which would bring them closer together as a family. And it did. But G-d was so good to us.
There was a song I heard the other day- Live Like You're Dying. I don't know if anyone's heard it. But even the song title runs to my head right now. Wow.
As soon as we were back in the car (about an hour and a half later), and on our way home, we prayed- Thank YOU, Jesus, for protecting us, for putting Your angels around us, for keeping us in the palm of Your hand. So many times has He protected us... always watching over us.
Corrie Ten Boom is one of my favorite "living" mentors in "times like these." (Am I not overly-dramatic? This is a trivial thing going on. No one was hurt- though they may've been.) And she offers so much wisdom..
There are no 'ifs' in G-d's world. And no places that are safer than other places. The center of His will is our only safety- let us pray that we may always know it! -Corrie Ten Boom
Did I mention how much I love Him?