On the way to work this morning, a care in front of me wasnt paying attention and therefore caused all of us to miss the traffic light. This frustrated me because it occurred towards the beginning of my commute which is typically just over an hour and I dont have time to spare in terms of making it to work on time.
As we continued driving, I was delayed again just before it was time to get on the freeway - then as we inched forward, I realized why...an accident had just occurred. If I had not missed the previous light which put me (only) 2 minutes behind, that could have been me in that accident!
So of course getting past this accident increased my time by another 5 minutes or so, but I was thankful that I was only delayed a few minutes as opposed to having actually been in an accident! #PraiseGod
On the tail end of my commute when I was close to getting off the exit to go to work, there was a huge delay. My commute is against the normal flow of traffic, so it is unusual that I encounter traffic backups. However today there was a major backup and we sat for quite a while until I started seeing police cars flying past, then a couple ambulances and a few fire trucks. Its turns out that just in front of me, there was a major accident involving multiple cars and it appeared to be at least 1 fatality.
As I prayed for those involved and their families, it occurred to me that without those few minutes of a delay, that could have ALSO been me!! I was frustrated with the person that had me held up for only 2 minutes - yet look at what I was protected from! I began to immediately praise God for the delays. Often when I pray about something and it doesnt happen on my time table, I am frustrated. I have been working on increasing my patience with Gods timing and His will, but the human part of me still gets a bit antsy when I feel like things are going wrong. And often times, we may not know WHY God has brought about this delay. But today I was blessed with the opportunity for God to show me WHY He allowed me to be delayed - not once, but twice! He showed me how small I am in the grand scheme of His plan and how His plans always work out for my good! I am so excited that He protected me from danger and allowed me to see what He protected me from! This was also a great reminder to me because I have recently been frustrated about something in my life not happening on my time table, but I know He is letting me know that He is working it out for my good and to be patient because His ways are better than mine!
The praise in my heart right now in indescribable, as I felt Him speaking to me through these incidents this morning and reminding me of how much He loves me! #PraiseHim
As we continued driving, I was delayed again just before it was time to get on the freeway - then as we inched forward, I realized why...an accident had just occurred. If I had not missed the previous light which put me (only) 2 minutes behind, that could have been me in that accident!
So of course getting past this accident increased my time by another 5 minutes or so, but I was thankful that I was only delayed a few minutes as opposed to having actually been in an accident! #PraiseGod
On the tail end of my commute when I was close to getting off the exit to go to work, there was a huge delay. My commute is against the normal flow of traffic, so it is unusual that I encounter traffic backups. However today there was a major backup and we sat for quite a while until I started seeing police cars flying past, then a couple ambulances and a few fire trucks. Its turns out that just in front of me, there was a major accident involving multiple cars and it appeared to be at least 1 fatality.
As I prayed for those involved and their families, it occurred to me that without those few minutes of a delay, that could have ALSO been me!! I was frustrated with the person that had me held up for only 2 minutes - yet look at what I was protected from! I began to immediately praise God for the delays. Often when I pray about something and it doesnt happen on my time table, I am frustrated. I have been working on increasing my patience with Gods timing and His will, but the human part of me still gets a bit antsy when I feel like things are going wrong. And often times, we may not know WHY God has brought about this delay. But today I was blessed with the opportunity for God to show me WHY He allowed me to be delayed - not once, but twice! He showed me how small I am in the grand scheme of His plan and how His plans always work out for my good! I am so excited that He protected me from danger and allowed me to see what He protected me from! This was also a great reminder to me because I have recently been frustrated about something in my life not happening on my time table, but I know He is letting me know that He is working it out for my good and to be patient because His ways are better than mine!
The praise in my heart right now in indescribable, as I felt Him speaking to me through these incidents this morning and reminding me of how much He loves me! #PraiseHim
