It Can Happen In A Flash

It all happened late Saturday night. A truck in front of me was sitting a the light about to make a left hand turn into the Battlefield Mall. We were right behind him about to make the same left hand turn. The truck proceeded to make a left not realizing that the two cars coming from the other direction were driving at excessive speeds (they were racing). All of a sudden, a black camaro flashed by and then a dark green firebird crashed into the back rear of the truck, ricochet off him, hit me and the mini-van behind me. The mini-van was then pushed back into another vehichle. A total of 5 cars involved in the incident. (My car is the top and the firebird is the bottom) Apparently, the camaro and firebird decided to have a race from the previous light where they were sitting. The black camaro stopped long enough to realize something serious had just happened and then proceeded to race off. Here's the amazing part...no one in all five cars involed was seriously injured. My whole family didn't have a scratch. I wish I could say the same for my Nissan Altima!

Since the accident I've had this impression. I come to understand that God's protection was on my family and then some. There was a curb between my car and the firebird. The curb turned the firebird as my car was being hit. Otherwise, he would have hit the driver's door, where I happened to be sitting. I know, my car doesn't look that bad, but the impact on my wheel broke my front axel, suspension and drive shaft. The wheel was the best place to take the impact. The mini van behind me, his front end was totaled. Poor guy, he just bought his van the day before. Was this coincendentally or was something more going on? I believe because God's protection was upon me and my family, that protection also covered everyone else in the accident. People kept asking about what happened to the people in the cars. I would say things like, "this car belongs to those standing over there" and "here's the driver of that car" and on and on. They would just go, "wow!"

Does it always end up like this? Of course not. However, this time God was up to something. I now have a broader view of God's protection. His realm of provision goes beyond the boundaries of just my home. God is not only concerned with our lives, but also with the lives of those we come into contact with. I wonder how may lives have been impacted because God's protection or provision was with us?

Have a blessed day!