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Let's find out what God says about being there for you in times of trouble

 A parents worst nightmare  

"Do not be afraid of disaster or the destruction that comes upon the wicked." Proverbs 3:25

 

To a loving parent a blessing could be that God has spared their child's life from a very horrific and terrible tragedy.

When I was a young boy in the early sixties, not older than five years of age,  My dad was driving my brothers and sisters and me down the freeway. My older brother Gene who was around seven years of age was sitting with me in the middle of the front seat next to my dad. I was sitting next to the passenger door. Because my car door was not shut properly and our car did not have seat belts. 

 I fell out of our car while we were going at least 55 miles per hour. I asked God to save me. By the Grace of God, He gave me the clarity of mind and the strength to grab onto the arm rest and to hang on to the door of the open window at this high speed. My dad said later that he knew not to slam on the car brakes because at this high speed the car door would have slammed shut with the possibility of killing me.

My dad said that there were many wittness's on the freeway watching this and that they were screaming as they watched a child trying to hang on for dear life on the outside of the car. God gave me the strength to hang on just long enough, so when I did let go of the car doors arm rest, my dad had a chance to slow down our car, and because of the time it took to bring our car to a much slower and safer speed.

I finally did get tired of holding on and I let go of my car doors arm rest. The people who were watching this in horror screamed even more as I let go of the car door and fell and hit the freeway as I went under the rear wheels of our car with my dad unintentionally running over me. I know it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out who I was screaming for help from, and by the grace of God, I survived and I did not break anything.

"The Lord will keep you from all harm-He will watch over your life, The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore." Psalms 121:7-8

I thank God that I was taught by my loving parents at this young age to put my total trust in to our Lord and Savior Jesus, may you teach your loved ones to put their trust in God that He will watch over their lives as well.