The 1 second that almost changed everything! The sequence of events this morning has literally changed my life. This morning, I was blasting worship music in my car and was overwhelmed by how much I was missing my dad. He left our lives in 1993 and I confess that I think of him often, especially in moments where I’d love nothing more than to go to him and ask his advice on what to do or just to hear his words of affirmation and admiration for me. As I sat there, overwhelmed with worship around me, I realized again that as much as I miss and need my earthly father, I have a heavenly Father that longs to be that for me. I know my dad would’ve done anything he could for me. I know now that God was working behind the scenes and used my parents to do His work for me. Let me back up to how my day started and why I was thinking about my dad today. This morning as I read my devotional in “Jesus Calling,” I was reminded, I am working on your behalf. Bring Me your concerns, including your dreams. Talk with Me about everything, letting the light of My presence shine on your hopes and plans. Spend time allowing My light to infuse your dreams with life, gradually transforming them into reality. I needed this reminder today! As I sang loudly this morning in my car, thanking God that he is working on my behalf and continues to be the One that I can go to, I still found myself longing for the face-to-face conversation with my earthly father. Then something happened that almost changed everything. Even though I was fully engulfed in my thoughts as I drove to work this morning, with worship blasting around me, I was thrust into a place that required a split second reaction. The driver in front of me slammed on his brakes to avoid a car that had crossed the double line, into our lane to pass the car in front of them. The difference of one second could have changed everything. Had I not seen what was coming, I would have hit the car in front of me with screeching, smoking tires and caused a chain reaction that would have pushed that car into the oncoming car that was careening through a small space between two opposing vehicles. The accident that was narrowly avoided would have included 5 vehicles and would inevitably have impacted the lives of hundreds of others. In that moment, I had to pull over and consider all that just happened and all that was avoided. And then these words came flooding to my mind, “I am working on your behalf…behind the scenes!” I cried out to my heavenly Father and thanked him for working on my behalf. I thanked him for protecting me, but more importantly, I thanked him that I get to be a husband and a father for another day. Why did this overwhelm me so much? Because I realized that no matter what I go through that is so difficult, my God is working on my behalf because he loves me and cares for me and has a perfect plan for me, and that plan includes being a husband and father for another day. I get to make a difference in their lives. I want to continue to be used by God (for another day) to be a husband and father that is being used by God to work on their behalf behind the scenes. God does work behind the scenes and I am thankful that I got to realize that today. In Judges 7:9-15 we read about Gideon. He was about to face the enemy troops of Midian with a much smaller force, and he is frightened and doubtful of success. But the night before the battle, God directs him to spy on the enemy, giving him a view into Gods “behind the scenes” plans. Gideon hears one soldier telling another of a dream he had of Gideons army defeating the Midianites. Gideon discovers that God is already waging the battle, giving the enemy a faint heart so they will be an easy match for Israel. God does work on our behalf and is capable rearranging circumstances and people’s hearts and minds on our behalf. We should not be quick to be overwhelmed and consumed by our own doubts and fears about what is happening in our lives. Instead of ruminating over possible disaster, wouldnt it be better to invest our energies in praying for Gods help and staying hopeful?
Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 17:12:19 +0000
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