Do you ever find yourself asleep spiritually and not paying
attention to God’s provision for you? God
is continually looking out for us even when we don’t realize it. Think about it with me for a minute… A car
stays on the road unless the driver falls asleep and drives off the road. Well I did just that! What’s even scarier is that I was driving my
work semi truck.
I was working an overnight shift and due to lack of sleep the previous couple of days, I drifted off behind the wheel. Not
realizing it, I found myself in the gravel on the right shoulder of the road
then whipped my truck back on the road still pretty much asleep. When I found
myself on the left shoulder of the road, I whipped it back again and dumped my
semi on its side with sparks flying everywhere. I was able to climb up out of
the passenger side door, and arrived at the hospital with glass in my leg and
scratches on my arm.
It took me falling asleep physically to realize that I was
falling asleep spiritually and forgetting to thank God for all of the little
ways He’s providing for me. How many times do we stop to thank God for
simply getting us to our destination safely? God opened my eyes Friday morning
to see that He is always surrounding and protecting us. What the devil tries to use to make us doubt
ourselves, God is right there with a plan to wake us up and give Him the
glory.
I was almost certain that I was going to lose my job, but God
has given me favor in the eyes of the company that I work for. I am so thankful
to Him for His provision over my life. I
will certainly be thanking Him every time I get in and out of a vehicle from
now on!!!
Matt With, August 2012
