this is pretty lengthy, sorry
this may not come as a shock to anyone who's known me since high school, but today i crashed my car. yup, the infamous infiniti. bam! right into the back of a minivan on hamilton and stoneridge roads. and by "bam!" i mean i tried to stop but was probably going 20-25 on impact (= the gahanna officer's guesstimation).
best thing: the airbags inflated
worst thing: i have no car
2nd best thing: things can only go up (car-wise) from here
2nd worst thing: i don't know how long my dad will hold this against me (read: i must get a 4.0 this quarter and be on the dean's list)
oh wait! i take it all back! i'm changing my "best thing," thereby moving all the "bests" down a notch. the best thing is that i was reminded once again how soverign the Lord truly is. i mean, how many close calls have i been in with my car? more than i'd like to admit, honestly. (and i swear they aren't all my fault!) every time it happens and i continue safely on my way i stop and thank the Lord for His mercy in my life... for caring whether i'm involved in a fender bender or even a huge crash. today i crashed and i didn't blame God. however as i waited for my mom to arrive i did begin thinking, "Lord, why didn't you keep me from hitting that van? why is my car once again out of commission?" and on and on. but when stopped to take a breath He gave me a new perspective.
i mean, look at how many times He has spared me from the mess of an accident. i'm sure that there are times that i never even knew about. on top of that, no one was hurt in my accident today. my airbags did their thing and they didn't even singe me (although the fumes did choke the air i was breathing... ick). most importantly this accident has brought me back to where i need to be, at the feet of Jesus. aside from the food issues i dealt with at max&erma's after the accident (i worked from 4:30-midnight), He is all i have thought about since the wreck.
praise the Lord for His goodness. hosea 6:1-3, one of my favorite verses, comes to mind:
come, let us return to the Lord. for He has torn, but He will heal us. He has stricken, but He will bind us up. after two days He will revive us, on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His sight. let us know, let us press on to know the Lord. His appearing is as sure as the dawn. He will come to us like the showers, like the spring rains that water the earth.
sidenote: don't look for that in any specific version. i memorized it from a book and then realized it's more of a hodge podge translation. *shrug*
EDIT: reason #3,000,582 why i love my mom. i went to the upstairs bathroom (to grab a plunger for the downstairs bathroom, haha) and my mom had left a note on top of a package of new toothbrushes. it read:
michael
if you need a toothbrush, you can use one of these
love you
mom
then it said:
francine,
i thank God you are ok
i don't care about the car
love you
mom
she's cute. i love her a lot.
best thing: the airbags inflated
worst thing: i have no car
2nd best thing: things can only go up (car-wise) from here
2nd worst thing: i don't know how long my dad will hold this against me (read: i must get a 4.0 this quarter and be on the dean's list)
oh wait! i take it all back! i'm changing my "best thing," thereby moving all the "bests" down a notch. the best thing is that i was reminded once again how soverign the Lord truly is. i mean, how many close calls have i been in with my car? more than i'd like to admit, honestly. (and i swear they aren't all my fault!) every time it happens and i continue safely on my way i stop and thank the Lord for His mercy in my life... for caring whether i'm involved in a fender bender or even a huge crash. today i crashed and i didn't blame God. however as i waited for my mom to arrive i did begin thinking, "Lord, why didn't you keep me from hitting that van? why is my car once again out of commission?" and on and on. but when stopped to take a breath He gave me a new perspective.
i mean, look at how many times He has spared me from the mess of an accident. i'm sure that there are times that i never even knew about. on top of that, no one was hurt in my accident today. my airbags did their thing and they didn't even singe me (although the fumes did choke the air i was breathing... ick). most importantly this accident has brought me back to where i need to be, at the feet of Jesus. aside from the food issues i dealt with at max&erma's after the accident (i worked from 4:30-midnight), He is all i have thought about since the wreck.
praise the Lord for His goodness. hosea 6:1-3, one of my favorite verses, comes to mind:
come, let us return to the Lord. for He has torn, but He will heal us. He has stricken, but He will bind us up. after two days He will revive us, on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His sight. let us know, let us press on to know the Lord. His appearing is as sure as the dawn. He will come to us like the showers, like the spring rains that water the earth.
sidenote: don't look for that in any specific version. i memorized it from a book and then realized it's more of a hodge podge translation. *shrug*
EDIT: reason #3,000,582 why i love my mom. i went to the upstairs bathroom (to grab a plunger for the downstairs bathroom, haha) and my mom had left a note on top of a package of new toothbrushes. it read:
michael
if you need a toothbrush, you can use one of these
love you
mom
then it said:
francine,
i thank God you are ok
i don't care about the car
love you
mom
she's cute. i love her a lot.