A shout of praise

[jcright]

I don't give enough recognition to God...and I've been reminded of that this morning.

On my way to work this morning, I was inches away from being in a car accident. Too make it worse, I wasn't wearing my seat-belt (I know, shame on me). Too make it scary, the thought had crossed my mind, before leaving my subdivision, that I needed to have my seatbelt on. I'm not sure the seatbelt would have done much good, nor the airbag for that matter. The car was one of those SUV/Truck/Jeep type of vehicles. My car, on the other hand, is a little miata; little to the point where everyone (including myself) calls it the "little black speed bump". It wouldn't surprise me if he drove right over me...which happened to be the fate of the sign post instead. So, I give praise to the Lord for keeping me safe despite the fact that I was pointedly ignoring the law by neglecting my seatbelt. I give praise to the Lord for keeping the other driver safe. I stopped long enough to make sure that he was okay. He was shaken, but no harm to him and minimal damage to his car...the sign, on the other hand, will need to be replaced.

I have so many other things to praise God for: A wonderful woman, who makes it a point to follow the Lord, who will soon be my wife; my family, to which there will soon be an addition...my first niece among 3 nephews; my friends, job, health, etc. I could go on and on, but I won't bore you with details.

I also have many things to be ashamed of. I won't spill the beans here, that's not the point of this thread.

I would like to encourage two things:
1) If you've forgotten to give praise to God, or just aren't in the habit of doing so, then do so now. Do so often.

2) If you're in a wintry place, please be becareful when driving. Those roads are icier than we think and therefore the stopping distance is longer than it would normally be....and try not to hit the little black speed bump

 

[RED that's ME]

Thanks for sharing! When we get to Heaven and have "full knowledge" especially the stuff that God saved/kept us from that we have no idea of will be very shocking/humbling.

[bible]Psalms 68:19[/bible]

God daily loadeth us with blessings!! How many do we even see or recognize? food for thought.

 

[Gwenyfur]

Praise God for His intervention in what could have been a horrible accident. He is so gracious to His children. Thank you for sharing.

 

[ZiSunka]

I think we don't praise him enough for just existing. We are quick to praise him when he gives us what we want, or when he protects us from something bad, or he rescues us from something we don't like. But we seldom thank him just for caring enough to create us in the first place.

 

[Savedsis]

Thank you for the beautiful post....We all need to praise God more often....For He is so worthy to be praised.....GOd bless...

 

[staugustine68]

I try to live my life as if Jesus is returning today.

 

[greyhound]

Praise God you were not hurt!

 

[mesue]

Thank you for the reminders

I thank God you were okay and that He showed you this.

 

[P_G]

If I pause for a moment

And take a breath

I realize it was Y'shua himself that made that air for me

He makes it just right enough oxygen but not too much

Air is such a truely good thing and I need a lot of it as a pastor!

As bad and as wicked as man is I am always amazed the G-d simply didn't take the air away. Instead he came to die for us.

Praise G-d you and the kids were not hurt

oh

And enjoy the air!



Pastor George

 

[CFoster]

What a wonderful God we have!