When asked to think about what impossible to possible story of how God worked in my life, it led me to this event that happened over 50 years ago or longer. I haven’t thought about this for quite some time, but the Lord laid these thoughts on me to remember just how He is always there, whenever and wherever.
Our family was rejoicing over my older brother’s firstborn son. He was now two years old, and I was working as a waitress at the time, about a year old in our small community town. My boss received a phone call that I was to hurry home immediately, as there was a catastrophe happening. I did not know what, but I was told to go to my brother’s home right away. He and his wife lived about 10 miles away from where I was working.
To get to their place, there was a one-lane bridge over a deep creek. I reached that bridge in the middle only to be met by my other brother going the opposite way. We met in the middle, unable to back up, and worried we were on this small bridge. He explained to me that my little nephew had gone outside the gated fence and had fallen into a sewer hole in the back outer fenced yard.
He had suffocated and was found by the dog standing over this hole. His dad had tried to retrieve him and almost lost his life. We were all in shock and immediately realized we were in a dilemma of how to cross this bridge safely.
How did two cars fit this tiny bridge? No two cars could have passed on this bridge. It was “impossible”. This wasn’t possible to do, yet it did.
When my brother, who was driving the other vehicle, and I spoke about this later, we agreed that it was not our doing, but the Lord’s hand that got us through this passage. We should have toppled off the side into the deep creek. Our angels were with us in this deep time of grief. We do not always understand how we can successfully get through difficult and hard times, but knowing the Lord has been a comfort in all the rest of my journeys. I can guarantee he carries me more times than I could even count and continues to be with me always.
What a blessing to know you all can have the same comfort, just for believing. God carries you through and never leaves your side (that’s His promise).
Thank you, Lord, for your mercy and grace everlasting. I give all the glory and honor to you.