The Voice Faith & Perserverence

In may of 1997, I was involved in an auto accident. I was driving on the highway, enroute to pick up my fiancee from his place of employment. It was raining rather hard. Out of nowhere came a voice that said, "You are about to be involved in an accident but you will be all right." At that exact moment, the steering wheel locked and I had no more control. The auto drifted from the left guard rail and back across the highway into the right one. Most of the impact occurred when it struck the right rail. I was trembling with fear and I felt so alone on that dark highway. There was no one to help me. I attempted to drive the auto out of the path of any traffic that might come along but the frame was scraping against one of the tires. I decided to get out of the car to see if I could pull the frame away. At that moment I heard the voice again. This time it said, "The door is going to lock." I made certain the lock was pulled up before getting out. I had no wish to be locked out of the car with rain pouring down on me. After getting completely out of the car I tried to open the door….and it was locked. Now I was more terrified than ever. A voice from nowhere telling me what was going to happen before it happened and in spite of my caution, the car door was locked. I attempted to pull the frame away from the tire to no avail, of course. I went back to the door and attempted to open it again but it would not budge. It was locked tight. It would be futile to try to break the window glass with my fist. There was no way to gain entry from any door. Each time I saw the lights of a vehicle I would run out into the middle of the highway, trying to get someone to stop and help me. I was drenched and growing more frantic by the moment. After my attempt to stop a person driving a truck, I fell into mud in the median. At that point I heard the voice again. It said, "Your pride must fall before you rise." I did not understand the meaning of these words. I began to look around me, determined to locate the person or being the voice belonged to. As I looked up, a light appeared and then it began to assume the outline of a man. "On your knees my child," He said. Needless to say, I was speechless. I had no idea what to say or do. The light faded and I knelt as I had been instructed to do. I began to pray. I remembered asking for faith and perseverance the last time I had prayed and it all began to fall into place. I was being tested. I prayed and asked God to help me and to deliver me from the predicament I now found myself in. This was our only car and we did not have the means to pay for any extra expenses. I made the sign of the cross and stood. At that point, a Chinese family stopped in a van. Angels from God as far as I was concerned. They had a cellular phone which I used to call my fiancee and the police. They provided shelter from the rain for me inside their van. I was so grateful to God for sending this help and I thanked Him. The police officer arrived and after looking at the damage, told me I wouldn't be able to drive the car until the frame was pulled away from the tire, which I had already confirmed for myself. I prayed that I would be able to just do what I needed to do and worry about repair the next day. The Tow Truck arrived and the officer asked the driver to pull the frame away from the tire enough for me to drive the car. When that was done I was allowed to leave as there was no one else involved in the accident except myself. I was finally able get to Michael's workplace. The next day he was driving to the garage to have the car repaired when he noticed the steering wheel moving more easily than he felt it should so he steered to the shoulder of the road at which time the steering rack collapsed. Had he not been given this warning, he might have been killed. God had performed three miracles within two days. He prevented the possible death of Michael, I was uninjured and He provided the necessary funds to allow us transportation during the time we were without a vehicle. We found our insurance would not cover the cost of a rental car while the damaged one was being repaired, however, Michael's employer provided the funds to cover the rental until the repairs could be completed. I learned when things seem to fall apart it is, sometimes, a test of faith and if we pray with our hearts and souls God will hear us. I also learned in order to weather the storms of life, we need God.

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