Planes, Trains & Automobiles...and God's grace!
Strange week this was.....seems the builder/developer forgot to notify the water utility company back when we moved into our house a couple years ago and even though we had paid them all the necessary fees, somebody messed-up and we weren't billed for our water usage all this time. So when the water utility discovered the error, they came out and shut off our water without even telling us about the problem! This was Monday evening before we were scheduled to depart on Tuesday morning - so that made for an interesting evening to say the least. (We did get the water turned on just minutes before leaving on Tuesday).
Then yesterday we arrived at the Springfield, MO airport for our return home, only to learn our flight was cancelled because of weather in Chicago, and there were no other flights from that small airport until today. So we rented a car to drive the 500 miles home, and kept a good attitude about the inconvenience. As soon as we pulled out of the parking lot, I noticed the fancy computerized dash was indicating a problem with the tire pressure on the left front tire, but decided to wait until we stopped for lunch in 30 minutes or so. However, while looking for a fast food spot off the expressway, doing 70 mph (legally) on I-44, a semi-truck decided to move into our lane - completely forcing us off the road at 70 mph!
I still don't know how we avoided a disaster - he didn't hit us and we didn't flip the car in the median....but when we stopped to check the tire pressure a few minutes later, we discovered that each tire was over-inflated, but that the left front was over-inflated by more than twice the recommended pressure - and that's the tire that first went off the road and into the median - which sounds to me like a recipe for a blowout and who knows what.
God's grace is real, and I'm praising Him today that even though the enemy may try to kill us, He has angels protecting us!
Then yesterday we arrived at the Springfield, MO airport for our return home, only to learn our flight was cancelled because of weather in Chicago, and there were no other flights from that small airport until today. So we rented a car to drive the 500 miles home, and kept a good attitude about the inconvenience. As soon as we pulled out of the parking lot, I noticed the fancy computerized dash was indicating a problem with the tire pressure on the left front tire, but decided to wait until we stopped for lunch in 30 minutes or so. However, while looking for a fast food spot off the expressway, doing 70 mph (legally) on I-44, a semi-truck decided to move into our lane - completely forcing us off the road at 70 mph!
I still don't know how we avoided a disaster - he didn't hit us and we didn't flip the car in the median....but when we stopped to check the tire pressure a few minutes later, we discovered that each tire was over-inflated, but that the left front was over-inflated by more than twice the recommended pressure - and that's the tire that first went off the road and into the median - which sounds to me like a recipe for a blowout and who knows what.
God's grace is real, and I'm praising Him today that even though the enemy may try to kill us, He has angels protecting us!
posted by Pastor Jerry McQuay at 11:34 AM
3 Comments:
I just hate it when bad things happen to good people...especially while there are in Missouri. Car problems, near miss accidents, & tornadoes ripping through your hotel room may lead people to think it's misery instead of Missouri. :o)
Glad you made it home safe to deliver such a stellar message on Sunday! I'm going to link the podcast to my xanga blog...I've been "conversing" with others about the value & necessity of those iron sharpeneth iron relationships.
In a time when it seems of my circle of friends is dwindling; not by my choice, but just life I guess-- God has introduced new friends for this "sharpening" in rather unconvetional means. Neat!
I could never think of misery in the state that has BOTH 'throwed rolls' AND Hickory Log!
I'm grateful for God's protection. I am not surprised because I know that God has too many plans that only you and Pastor Chris can carry out. Praise the Lord! This is the second tire story you told lately, kinda weird.
Maria Castaner
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