A few years ago when I created this blog I mentioned in my biography how car accidents within my family helped push me to create “The Serenity of the Virtuous Journey”, my inspirational blog. I never actually talked about any of the accidents on my blog but today I will on my 29th Birthday!!!
On Monday, January 11th, 2016, I was driving my usual route to work. It was around 5:15/5:20 in the morning - pitch black except the lights from the gas station on the corner and the flashing traffic signals. One of the major intersections had become a four way stop since the traffic lights were out. I waited in the long line for my turn to cross the intersection. As my time to go came and I preceded to drive across the intersection, BOOM! Out of nowhere, a car hit me on my passenger side. The impact was so hard all of the airbags deployed. My car spun around, came to a stop and I’m now on the opposite side of the road in the intersection. I was heading west and now my car was facing south. Screaming, crying and in shock I started searching for my cellphone to call my mom. Thankfully it was not damaged and I was able to call her. Since we took a similar route to work, just different times, I didn’t have to wait long for someone familiar to come help and comfort me. A couple of drivers stopped to helped me get out of my car. Even though the passenger side was hit, the impact was so damaging it somehow jammed the driver side door. I was trapped and unable to get myself out of my Scion TC coupe (2 door car).
My Grandma Anna always told my parents she could see angels surrounding me and on that day I truly believed it and I felt it. A woman driving by the intersection stopped. She helped get me out the car, comforting me, talking to me and calming me down. I don’t know her name or anything about her but I am so thankful for her kindness. I know she was sent by GOD to tell me that everything was going to be okay. The other driver who stopped, a detective, helped block off the accident until the police came to investigate the accident. I’m so thankful for those two random acts of kindness and GOD covering me.
When I called my mom, I was crying and could barely talk. I was scared and in shock. To this day, she still remembers my screams from that phone call. It affected her just as much as it affected me and of course she came and comforted me immediately. Less than 15 minutes later, my stepdad showed up to the accident scene as well. I was so gracious they both were able to be there with me. Based on my testimony and other drivers at the scene, the driver that hit me was cited by the responding officer for being at fault. A month or two away from my car being be paid off and now it was totaled. However, I was able to walk away from the accident with no physical injuries. I couldn’t say the same about my mental and emotional state.
Fast forward two months later on Friday, March 25th, 2016 and I’m enjoying a day off work. I was heading to the bank with a few more errands to run that day. As I was driving down the street, I see a home medical ambulance van at a two way stop sign at the adjacent street. I continue driving because I have no stop sign and the right of way. As I approach the adjacent street, I see the ambulance leave it’s stopped position coming out into the middle of the street where I’m driving. A car is coming in the opposite direction to my left. Another car is at the stop sign across from where the home medical ambulance van was originally stopped. I realize I have nowhere to go.
Making a split second decision I veer to the right avoiding the ambulance that was slowly driving across the street as if I’m invisible. I know GOD intervened because if I didn’t make a move, I would have hit the ambulance head on. There is no doubt I could have been severely injured or lost my life. I'm fighting back tears as I'm writing this due to what could of happen to me. Sadly, veering to the right led to me running into the car sitting at the stop sign. I had just bought my brand new car and now it was totaled too. Just two months after the last accident and again I was not found to be at fault, the ambulance was. This time unfortunately I did have injuries. A fracture/swelling to my left hand and a chest injury from the seat belt. BUT I WAS STILL ABLE TO WALK AWAY FROM ANOTHER ACCIDENT. I personally know people who ended up in the hospital or died in car accidents. I survived two in a matter of three months. I had to wear a brace for a couple of months but my mental and emotional healing took much, much longer. My anxiety was over the top. I was afraid to drive. I was angry. Why did this have to happen to me twice?
What I learned was that this was a wake up call but most importantly a spiritual attack. As I mentioned in a previous blog, I received a revelation I would move to Houston but I did not get that revelation until October 2016 - same exact year of both of my accidents. That revelation showed me that the accidents were attacks against me in order to stop and hinder me from what would transpire two years later in December 2018, my move to Houston. Ephesians 6:12 states, “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces in the heavenly places.”(ESV) There are truly forces in the world who want to prevent believers from fulfilling their purpose. To not trust GOD. To have anxiety. To have fear. Anything to make us change course, get off track or not listen to what GOD wants us to do. Making us unable to hear HIM in the midst of our mental and emotional pain. I had to turn this pain into a personal testimony in order to help others and to be a light even in the midst of my mental and emotional state. I wake up everyday knowing that today was not promised but GOD has promised that HE will be with me every step of the way in the good and bad times. I trust and believe that with my entire being.
Below I’ve included some scriptures to meditate on this week. Have a blessed day and week!!! Love your Sister in Christ!!
“Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,” (Romans 5:3-4 ESV)
“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28 ESV)
“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.” (Philippians 4:4-9 ESV)
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