"Because you love me, I will rescue you. I will protect you because you know my name."
Psalm 91:14
I am so thankful for the Holy Spirit and how He speaks to us to guide, convict and especially protect us! Thank you, Jesus for being my Protector!
Last week, the Guatemala mission team and I were planning to go to Regal's today to clean and pick up trash to fundraise for an upcoming mission trip that will take place this June. I had made plans to go and I was getting excited to see my friends and fundraise to help earn money for this possible mission trip I may be going on! Well last night as I was heading to bed I kept thinking car accident I thought that's odd and was like come on Ruthie you are just making up excuses so you don't have to get up early in the morning. My alarm went off around 5:40 this morning, so I got out of bed to take a shower and get dressed. It was around 6:20 and I needed my mom to get up so she could take me down to the college since we all planned to car pool and leave around 7. Well the thought of a car accident kept coming back and I thought to myself that I probably shouldn't go. I texted my friend ,who is leading the trip, and told her that I was sorry but I won't be able to make it and that maybe I could see her next week to go over more details about the trip. Before I went back to bed, I said a prayer for everyone who was traveling that God would protect them and keep them safe and to surround them with His angels. A few hours later, I got up out of bed and joked around with my mom saying "Mom, I didn't get to go! You didn't wake up." and she joked back, "Well I thought you were going to wake me up." So I told her I was but I kept thinking car accident and decided that it was best that I stayed home. With a sigh of relief, she told me that she too kept thinking car accident and wasn't feeling easy about me going but she didn't want to say anything because I needed to make my own decisions and she needs to let me go! Around 4:30 pm, I texted my friend and asked her how did the clean up go and she told me it went really well and than I told her the story that I am telling you. She texted me saying, "Wow, that's crazy...well honestly you never know because if you would've come we would've taken another car!" Jesus, I am so thankful for You and that You protected me and my friends today! I know some of you reading this just think I am paranoid or just plain ole' crazy but I firmly believe that Jesus was protecting all of us. I would have hated for something to have happened to me or my friends if I didn't listen to His voice! If you hear that voice, listen! It may seem crazy, but I rather listen to it and miss out than to avoid it and put myself in danger!
