On the night of November 20th, I was taking a country road home. The road was full of twists and turns, hills, fields, and open country. I was returning from hearing a guest speaker at a church about 40 minutes from our house. Few other people were out that night.
As I drove, I was telling God how awesome I thought He was and singing songs of praise. A thought popped into my head that said, "Slow down". Looking at my speedometer, I saw I was going 5 to 10 MPH over the speed limit. I wondered if this was God guiding me or my own thought. Since no one was with me and no one else seemed to be on the road, I decided it wouldn't hurt to be obedient and slowed down. Then came, "More". I slowed to 35 MPH. At the top of the hill where I had been traveling, there was a blind curve to the right. Just as I rounded the curve, three deer crossed the road in front of me! Had I been traveling any faster, those three deer would have been history and so would I. I knew that God had protected me and was so incredibly thankful.
But that's not all...Just a few minutes down the road I heard, "Do it again". Down to 35 MPH again. The road now had steep hills on either side of it. On my left up ahead, a deer, larger than the other three, crossed the road in front of me, and struggled to make it up the opposite side. Even more gratefullness and tremendous joy at what God had just done!
But now, three days later, with it comes the realization..."Who am I, Lord, that you are mindful of me"? And I feel humbled...
No comments:
Post a Comment