On Sunday, I preached on the Sovereignty of God as we remembered 9/11’s 10th anniversary. One of the things I pointed out was even if we don’t think He is God is always in control; He is over everything. This point came back to me later in the day when I was returning home from dropping off a movie Teresa had rented on Saturday.
We forgot to return the movie on our way home from church so I took it to the store; Ripley was so ready for her afternoon nap. After dropping off the movie, I took a shortcut through a neighborhood. I stopped at the stop sign at an intersection and looked up. As I looked up, I saw a blue Buick LaSabre turning left. In a split second I realized this person was going to hit me; they weren’t turning wide enough. As soon as I thought that, I felt the impact and heard the sound of metal on metal. It wasn’t a hard hit but it did some damage.
I got out of the truck to check on the driver of the other car and it was a little old lady; I found out later she is 70 years old. She was more surprised than me. She said that she didn’t see me and I was wondering if she could even see over the steering wheel. She kept saying that she all she wanted was cottage cheese for her salad so she was going to the grocery store. I felt so sorry for her because she was in shock. I called the police and they came very quickly and we got everything taken care of. The Buick hit me at its left front wheel so it was not drivable. I was able to drive my truck home. The police officer is a man that our church helped his daughter a few months back so it was nice to see him again.
I’m not sure why this happened but I know there is a purpose for it. Through the accident, insurance claim, and getting my truck in the repair shop, I’ve been able to talk with people about church and God. Maybe that could be the reason for the accident. No matter what we go through, we should always be ready to give an account to others about God.
Lord willing, I will have my truck back soon. Mrs. Green’s insurance has me in a car but I rather be driving my truck.
