So, I guess I should write about the biggest thing that has happened in my life recently, but I don't feel like talking about it much anymore, so I'll be brief... I was in a car accident on the interstate coming home for Thanksgiving break this past Friday. An 18-wheeler started smoking and came to a sudden stop. I was two cars behind it and couldn't stop in time to avoid colliding with the car in front of me. My airbag deployed and it burned and bruised my wrists. They thought it fractured my wrist, but it feels better now so I don't think I'm going to get the MRI. I cut my foot and was sore for a few days, but other than those minor injuries, I'm lucky to be alive. My car is pretty much totaled and I was pretty shaken up after the wreck so it took me a while to calm down. But I went to my car to get my license and there was a piece of paper randomly on my seat. I picked it up and flipped it over and saw that it was a card with Scripture on it that my mom had sent me a few weeks back. The card was Psalm 137:8 and it read: "Though I walk through the midst of trouble, you preserve my life."
When I read that card, I just felt like God decided to give me life on Friday. He could have taken it, but for some reason, He wasn't ready for that yet. And so, I know that since He isn't ready for me yet, He still has plans for me here. I already owed God my life, so now I double owe Him. I'm ready and willing for whatever He has in store for me. I'm grateful for each day and grateful that I know the love of Christ. I just desire to be a good steward of the gift I've received and be pleasing in the sight of the Lord.
I like how each new trial I face just puts things in perspective. It's like each thing that happens reminds me that God is in control and I can't help but trust in Him... I am helpless to guide myself and I don't even want to try. I'm thankful for so much this Thanksgiving and I know God is good and faithful to complete the work that He begins.
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