Many of you have already heard, but many still have asked about my trip up north and how it went. I wish I could say all was smooth sailing... I think Steve Sargent hit the nail on the head when he said, "this adventure will be more difficult than you anticipated yet much better than you anticipated." So I've had the "more difficult" already and so now looking forward to the "much better".
Note to self... things always take longer than you expect. Due to selling my car the day before and just taking an excruciating amount of time to haul stuff to goodwill, the trash, and finally pack the smallest amount possible... I left a day later. This was a hard decision because I'm all about making the plan and working the plan but couldn't hop in a car and drive 12hrs after being up all night.
I left beloved Indy Saturday morning with cat in tow and joyful heart, ready to embark on all God has for me. It's a wonderful place to feel and know that you are in the center of His will for your life. So secure, so safe. The Lord really gave me the opportunity to truly decide if that's lip service or I really believe that in my core. Just a few miles west of the IN/IL border a van just a bit ahead of me and in the other lane lost control and swerved in my lane. Of course my first reaction was to break and try and get out of his way which really only made matters worse. We hit each other and both went into the median. He stopped there but I went through it into uncoming traffic and hit another car coming from the other direction causing him to flip. It all happened within seconds, of course, and so I sat there, air bag activated, trying to "get a grip" on what had just happened. Of course I was concerned about my cat's well-being as well. Avis sent a new rental, my parents traveled from Indy and helped me transfer my stuff, and I was back on the road by about 2:30pm. No lie, it was a challenge to not get discouraged. I was minding my own business (in my own lane) and driving carefully on the very slick road. Can't other people drive? what the heck?
But the Lord is faithful. He brought a measure of peace to my stressed out soul and I felt His nearness with me in increased measure. I'm so thankful for so many of you that prayed for me, especially on Saturday. Your calls and text messages were so encouraging. I don't know that I've ever felt the intense prayers of family and friends like I did on Saturday. It was incredible.
More to come... (it gets better).
1 comment:
Jen, that's amazing! So glad that 1) you are safe, and 2) you can still see the hand of God that protected you from something that could have had a much different ending! Can't wait to hear more. Still covering you in prayer.
You are right -safest, most secure place is in His will. God will use you in mighty ways!
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