Texting is the in-thing. I resisted it for as long as I could, but I now find myself txtg my bff 4ever back 4rth all day. And last Saturday I received one of those texts you hope you’ll never get.
From Bethany : We got in an accident on 190…it was not my fault. Think we r all ok. Cops here.
I rushed away from my job to meet my wife and 3 little kids on the shoulder of the highway. Our minivan was completely smashed in the front. Thankfully everyone was ok aside from a few bumps and bruises and we got them safely home.
For the next 48 hours, every time I prayed with my kids we thanked God that everyone in our family was still alive and not hurt. It was such an emotional experience as I realized how close I was that day to losing my family.
Sometimes it takes a survived tragedy to realize how our lives are utterly and completely in God’s hands. In the end we have very little control of what happens to us. God not only creates us and redeems us to new life…each and every breath come from Him.
I’m naturally a very controlling person so it takes big things like this for me to realize that I’m not in control -- He is. Sunday’s message was about living according to God’s plan (not your own) in order to give Him all the glory. After this weekend I’m even more convinced that there is no other way but His. It is my desire that my life and my family bring glory to God, the one who has granted us life yet again!
- Rich
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