It had been a busy work day and I felt stretched to the limit. Plus it was the week before Christmas and my TO DO LIST was not done. During the drive home time, I talked over some details with my daughter on my cell phone. The red light at a busy intersection turned green. I was the first car in the left turning lane. As I accelerated to make my turn, I realized my car had died. "Oh, no! My car died." I exclaimed. I tried to restart. Nothing. Restart. Nothing. There was no sound that made me hopeful that the ignition would engage and my car engine would roar back to life. My daughter offered to call my husband. Immediately, cars behind me were honking. I put my flashers on. I did not exit my car to lift the hood for fear of being hit by the cars going around me on both sides. My husband called and made diagnostic inquiries. Did you try this? Did you try that? My terse answer was Yes, yes! Please come right now and get me out of here.
It was a cold, dark night. I was not in a safe place. I expected the sound of crunching metal at any moment. A police officer pulled up next to my drivers side. I rolled down the window. He asked the obvious question, Are you having car trouble? I acknowledged yes. He said he would drive around and pull up behind me. I am within moments of help and rescue yet the minutes seemed endlessly long. At last the flashing blue light appeared in my rear view mirror. A sense of peace and security replaced my anxiety and dread. Even though I was in the same place, I now felt safe. The officer held traffic while two Good Samaritans pushed my car across three lanes and into a parking lot. My husband arrived and took over the situation. I was shaken and very relieved to go home to a place of safety.
Has your journey on the road of life ever left you stranded in the left turn lane of a busy intersection? Without warning, you are stalled in an unsafe place and surrounded by dire circumstances. Your sense of control replaced with helplessness. Your plans are waylaid. Your direction has been diverted. Your independence has been swapped with a dependence on the help of others. What do you do? Where do you turn? Do you cling to your own devices and continue to struggle? Or do you call upon the authority above all, the Lord Jesus Christ and accept His offer of help and strength? The Lord, our 'blue light' in life, will drive in behind you, beside you or lead you. He will guide you in the right direction. He will protect and keep you safe in His hands. Trust Him to guide you on your journey home.
Psalm 121:2 (ESV) My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
Psalm 46:1 (CSB) God is our refuge and strength, a helper who is always found in times of trouble.
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