the dump truck swerved quickly to the left and before i knew it, i was jerking my steering wheel over not looking for other traffic in the lanes, but only concentrating on getting calli, my 6 year old who sits in the back on the passenger side, out of harm's way. surely this huge vehicle was going to hit us on her side, and hit us hard.
but it didn't. i jerked my car over and slammed on my brakes, throwing my purse and our bodies forward in a lurching motion, as i honked at the driver and screamed, "ARE YOU F*!#($*#(%u&# KIDDING ME?" yes, i said the word, the "f" word...apparentley being terrified for your childrens' lives will do crazy things to a momma's mind and mouth. we all sat there, i couldn't even move....frozen in fear of what could have just happened, and yet shaking uncontrollably from the adrenaline rush that threatened me to tears. but i didn't cry, nope, not a tear. i put my blinker on, moved back over into the lane, and kept on going. no one spoke for the next 3 mintes until we reached our destination.
that happened tonight; about 5 hours ago to be exact. it was a close call, too close for comfort, but it packed a big lesson....
you know, i love how big my God is! i love that He personalizes, confirms, and ties together things for me...and even more so when my daughters are involved!!! let me rewind a bit for you.
this morning on the way to school, the girls and i were trying to figure out a "verse of the day" out of the Bible. desi's favorite chapter in the whole Book is Psalm 91...probably because when i was a child, we had to memorize this chapter and recite it every single morning at breakfast. so when desiree was little, this obviously was a huge part of her introduction to the Bible and having inherited my Bible from when i was a young girl, she saw the highlighted chapter and all of my notes. and if it's special to mommy, it's special to her :). so of course, desiree said we could focus on Psalm 91 today.
Psalm 91 is THE protection chapter...i love it so much and still know it by heart. the key to unlocking His protection lies in the first verse, "he that abides in the shadow of the Most High....." in other words, we find our refuge in the shadow of our God's wings, our rest in His arms, and He takes care of us. we are little children and He is our good Daddy who protects us.
one of the first things that occured to me tonight after nearly crashing was this chapter we talked about this morning. i profusley thanked God for protecting us tonight. the girls and i discussed this and a while later when they were having their devotional time, desi said, "mom! my devotional tonight is on Psalm 91!" (the devotionals are divided up into dates, and sure enough, Feb 15th is about our good Shepherd who protects His sheep). and THEN, calli turned in her devotional to a story she wanted us to read.....the story of shadrack, meshack, and abendego (spelling?). of course, their story is about obedience and enduring...but HELLO!!!! it is also SOOO about protection too because not a hair on their head was burnt when they were in the fire, and our Savior was right there with them in those flames!!! (if you haven't read this story, it's a must read).
so the girls and i had a good laugh about what our Heavenly Father was trying to teach us today, knowing He purposley allowed all of that to happen today to prove we are under His protection. even a little while ago, there was something i was struggling with and had my mind not been protected, i would've really fallen into a trap! not only does He protect us physically, but spiritually, mentally, and emotionally if we let Him!!!
does this mean bad things will never happen? of course not! His ways are not our ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts and we may never be able to make sense why "bad things happen to good people." but i can make sense of today, and that my Savior saved me from harm and if He went to all that trouble to teach me about protection and staying in the shadow of His wings..then that's where this girl is abiding.
so use protection...His Word, let it be your shield and refuge. there's no greater covering than His shadow.
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