Sunday we were on our way to church, minding our own business, when it happened.
The car, a front-wheel-drive Chevy Equinox, started sliding out of control on a patch of road that looked no different from the rest of the road. One moment we were driving, the next we were out of control.
As a guy, that’s something I’m never happy about; not being in control. I realized that, because of the unpredictable friction on the road, my trying to compensate for what the car was doing was not helping. So I just kinda relaxed and let the Lord guide the car.
It came back under control in the wrong lane and a few mph slower, but it was under control. So I got back into my lane and continued on to church.
Then Bob comes up to me in church, “So, I hear you had a little trouble getting to church today.”
Once I affirmed that this had been the case, Bob then proceeded to tell me that someone behind me wasn’t so fortunate.
In fact I found out yesterday that there were actually two wrecks at that same spot shortly after we had gone through. The two happened so close together, both in time and location, that when the police arrived they thought at first that it had been one accident.
Our experience reminded me of that Carrie Underwood song, Jesus Take the Wheel. You know, where she’s out of control, finally just gives up and gives it to God. Yeah, it was like that.
Thank you Lord for protecting us once again from harm.
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Thank God you were ok. Kelly and I had a similar experience coming back from bible study one night this winter. We started slipping on the ice right before a big bend in the road. Kelly just very calmly said, "Ok Lord, if you'd just take over, that'd be great." And after a few seconds of sliding, the van went around the curve without a hitch. I love to see when God has a hand in our lives. Of course, he always does, but it is neat when it is obvious to us. I hope the others who wrecked weren't seriously injured.
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