Accident
2 Corinthians 6:4-10
Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way; in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses; in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger; in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love; in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left; through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors; known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed; sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
Monday started out like any other day. On the way to work, I prayed all the way there. It is my normal start to the day to pray for many things…but especially my children, their spouses and my grandchildren. I go through A LOT of requests for them and included in that list is their safety…while driving, working and just going through their day. Monday included that prayer.
But, later on that morning I got a very scared phone call from Sara saying that her sister, my daughter Bethany, had been in a wreck and we did not know how serious it was. I immediately started praying and left work…not really knowing where I was going…just wanting to go in the direction that would take me to Bethany. You know, when those moments come…they just take us. We have no where to go but face the moment…and take it right into the arms of God. That’s all I knew to do as I left work. Talking, very loudly I might add, to God as I was going to my Jeep…I laid out my request to Him. Lord, I KNOW You are Sovereign. I know You knew this would happen before it even took place. You knew it while I prayed this morning. I’m asking you for mercy right now. Mercy for Bethany and the baby that grows inside her belly…and dear God…mercy for me. My heart is so tender right now Lord…in Your mercy protect her and that precious life inside her. I had to, at that moment, leave it with Him. Not an easy thing to do for a control freak like this mother…He’s trying to break me from that. With not a lot of success, I might add. (I’m really working on it..really I am)
We later learned that Bethany had gone off the shoulder and over-corrected, causing her car to spin around, she thinks, about 5 times. Finally running into the four-board fence and coming to a stop. Every time she spun around, she hit the fence and went into another spin. Wire on the fence kept her from going down a revine…and we found out later this as well. She was very blessed to not have the wood from the fence come inside her car…or into her. Her car was totaled. She and baby were protected by God.
In this passage in 2 Corinthians Paul gives us a very small glimpse of what his life was like. With every negative hard thing, he counters with God. There were no car wrecks in his day…but he had many other troubles and hardships. And he wasn’t afraid to let us know what they were. Hardships, beatings, imprisonment, riots, hunger, no sleep, beatings and so much more. Although he made sure we were witness to his hardships, he also made sure we were witness to something even more important. His God. His greatest statement is this…having nothing, and yet possessing everything. Oh, to be able to say that. On Monday morning, my day was starting out like any other. By 10:30 am, it was headed where I did not want it to go. Into the unknown. The area of nothing. But, Paul and God want us to see here that even in those moments of uncertainty and nothingness…we still possess everything. GOD He has not gone anywhere…He has not changed…He is with us.
I’m thanking Him for His great mercy and protection. I’m thanking Him that no matter what, He is Sovereign. One moment life is going this way…the next, it can take a turn…a sharp turn…or simply a detour. I’ve had both…maybe you have too. Whichever way it goes…He is ahead of it all. Our God and King.
Thanking Him for daughters, baby’s, life and
Sending much love,
Debbie
