Warning Glory

"if anyone among you wanders 

from the truth..."

James 5:19

A wonderful thing happened to a friend of mine last week.  Her father was in a car accident.  Isn't that awesome?

Oh, you don't... right... sorry.  Here's the rest of the story:

Her father had a cardiac arrest while driving home from work, late one night.

Still not a wonderful thing?

When he blacked out, he drifted, and hit a guardrail.

Cardiac arrest and a one-car accident still not doing it for you?

Hitting the guardrail jolted his heart back to life.

How's that for amazing?

He came to, and realized what had happened, but all he knew what that he had lost consciousness.  He went to the hospital, and they realized that his heart was not healthy, and he's now on a pacemaker.

Wonderful!

But this is not a post about God's miracle in saving this man's life.  Make no mistake ~ there was a miracle here.  Had he been home asleep, as most people would have been late at night, he likely would have died, as there's not much that can jolt a heart back to life when one is asleep.

And this is not a post about God using a bad thing, like a car accident, to accomplish something good.  But make no mistake, God did that here.  Romans 8:28 is true ~ God works all things for good to those who love Him, and are called according to His purpose. 

No, this is a post about guardrails.  And drifting.  And hearts.

Guardrails exist for a reason.  They are an obstacle for someone who's heading in the wrong direction.  And they are a warning for someone who doesn't realize they are heading in the wrong direction. 

Our hearts are prone to wander, and we may not even realize it's happening.  So just like my friend's dad, we may need a good hard jolt to wake us up, and give us a good scare.  Then we can sit down with the Great Physician, who can bring our wicked hearts back to Him.

So if you're feeling a little jolted; a little banged up, ask Him if that was a collision with a guardrail, placed in your path by Him, for your spiritual protection. 

~ "He guards the paths of justice,

    and preserves the way of His saints" ~

Proverbs 2:8