Sometimes it doesn’t matter how much you do to protect yourself, bad things can and do happen. You can buy all the insurance you want, but they only pay out after you are harmed. You can buy snow tires and equip your car for winter weather, but an ill-prepared driver can slide across the lanes to crash into you. Football players wear all kinds of protection, but the wrong type of collision still injures them.
I had one of those experiences this morning. Today, like most days, I got up early to walk. It was dark, but I was crossing a very lit intersection, at the crosswalk, with the light. I also had a flourescent safety vest on. A large delivery truck came from behind me and turned left into the crosswalk. I saw it only just before it hit me. I was knocked down about ten feet from the impact. Fortunately I was not seriously injured, just bruises and scrapes.
So I was doing everything to protect myself, but trouble still found me. I do, however, believe that I was protected by a greater source of defense. I believe that God was protecting me from greater harm. It is obvious to me that God stopped the truck before it completely ran over me, seriously injuring or even killing me. Psalm 3:3 says, “But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.” I do believe that my God is a shield about me, able to protect me from great harm as He did this morning. I will glory in this knowledge and invite you to discover this truth for yourself.
Reluctant Retiree 