A Panoramic View

A couple of weeks ago I was on my way to work at UPS at 3:30 AM. It has been fairly chilly here in Alaska which I think is out of character. So there were some icy spots on the road.

I was less than a mile from the building as I came to this left curve. As I turned with the road my jeep decided to go adjacent to the road. So now I am facing at a 90 degree angle to the left with my car sliding right and my blood pressure rising. I took my foot off the gas and cranked my steering wheel to the right.

In that process I spun around now adjacent at about a 90 degree angle to the road facing right and sliding left. Now I'm cranking the steering wheel to the left. My blood pressure is soaring as I see the oncoming ditch or steel barricade that is in my immediate future.

At this point I just said, "Jesus". It had the tone of taking His name in vain but He knew it was a cry for help. Before I got too close to the side of the road I was able to get my jeep facing in the correct direction and headed on to work.

You know how they say when you have a near death experience or something traumatic happen your LIFE flashes before your eyes. It's not true if you're married. My WIFE flashed before my eyes. And I wondered how am I going to explain this. I could hear all the questions coming from her: "Are you ok?" "How did this happen?" "Were you speeding?" (which I wasn't) "How are we going to pay for the repairs?" I wasn't the only person who had trouble that morning. I was fortunate not to be one of the many who needed a tow truck to come to their rescue.

Needless to say when I arrived at work I was wide awake. I'm glad I got to see a panoramic view that day but from now on I'll only do that outside of my jeep.

The Bible Says...

The Bible says I will be persecuted

The Bible says I will suffer

The Bible says I will encounter all kinds of trials and tribulation

The Bible says I will be like a sheep led to the slaughter

Yet,

The Bible also says that I'm an overcomer in all things

The Bible also says that I will run and not be weary; I will walk and not faint

The Bible also says that I'm a child of God

The Bible teaches that death is just the beginning for me

So BRING ON the persecution

So BRING ON the suffering

So BRING ON the trials and tribulations

So BRING ON the slaughter house

Because in the end my body will fall but my spirit will rise

That's why,

I fear no man

I fear no government

I fear no movement

Take my "rights"

Take my life

For in the "end times" time won't end for me.