How my busted tire reminded me that I'm not in control

Last week I was driving down a dark and really busy freeway in California when my tire busted.  I was in the fast lane and it was 5 am.  I had to swerve all the way to the right side of the freeway on a busted tire and did I mention that this is a major freeway where trucks travel between states?

I panicked a little when I realized that there wasn't a large enough shoulder for my car to fit in and that I would be right in the path of numerous 18 wheelers.  There was no one to call.  There was no one who could help me.  I sat helpless on the phone with AAA praying that a truck didn't bump my car right off the cliff. 

There I sat.  Nothing to do but ponder my thoughts.  As time went on and the trucks continued to swerve around my car honking loudly, all I could hear was my dad calling my name.  I listened.  He called out to me louder.  It came a point when all I could hear was my dad calling my name.  I stopped and closed my eyes.  I no longer saw the trucks.  It was as if angels came and encamped themselves around my BMW.

Then, after an hour of waiting the two truck driver came and rescued me from my car.  He told me I was lucky to be alive since my car was so close to the edge while being in the way of the trucks driving down the freeway. 

As I sat in the tow truck the sun began to rise and I saw just how close to death I was.  No need to exaggerate the truth.  Had one 18 wheeler truck bumped my car I would have been sent over the edge of the cliff to my death.

I realized that without God, I would not have been able to sit comfortably in my car waiting on someone to come and rescue me.

I realized that without God, I might not be writing this blog right now....  That's all I have to say at the moment.....

I love you, and there's absolutely, positively, nothin you can do about it!!!

Dawn The Self-Esteem Queen™

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