I Should Be Dead......But God!!!

by Romneka "Ro Ro" (North Carolina)

The tombstone would have read "Romneka Guion, Beloved Daughter, Cherished Sister & Friend, Sunrise: June 19, 1983- Sunset: May 07, 2008," because I should be dead. Yesterday at 6:52 AM, while driving on the on ramp to the 540, heading to work, I did a 380 across the lane and into the grassy banks on a hill. I veered too far to the right, almost hitting the guard rail, over compensated in my correction, sending my Toyota Corolla into a tail spin that spun me a full 360 plus an extra few degrees, forcing my car to spin across the lane and into the banks on the other side. My entire being was shaken and I was scared; but not for me. Oddly enough, I was more concerned with the state of my car and not me. I called my cousin 'cuz I knew she would be passing me and the first words were "I did a tailspin on the on ramp but the car is ok!" LOL.

For the rest of the day, I was in this weird state of shock and disbelief. I was afraid and all I wanted to do was go home and lay down. I didn't have a sense of purpose or feeling of "a new lease on life" or any of that. I was just...there. Where "there" was, I have no clue. But I that's where I was. I'm sure all my friends and plenty of readers will say "God is real. He just showed you that He is by giving you the gift of life!" Because if you would have been there, you'd have known that I was car #4 in a line of about 8 or 9 cars, one riding my bumper, all while going 65 mph. My spin could have ended up in an multiple car collision but it didn't.

Then one thought entered my head...... everything that happens to you is not always God. Just as real as God is, so is Lucifer. He is a trickster, a wolf in sheep's clothing, seeking to kill and destroy and to turn our hearts from God. I prayed...thanked God for my life. And this morning while sitting at my desk, and God said, "I made sure you lived and that's all! I'm not done with you yet." And I immediately thought of Job. God allowed Satan to take everything Job had; his family, his riches, his health, all to see if he'd deny God...and Job never did. Even as he lay sick and diseased...Job always gave praise to God. I know I'm far from being the type of believer that Job was, but yesterday and this morning brought me a step closer. I know that Satan is after my soul, he proved it yesterday...because I almost died because of a bug (one of the things I fear most) was in my car and scared me. But Satan didn't win, because God stepped in and I am a living testimony to that. God is not done with me yet. The only way you'd know I almost died was if I told you... all praise to the Most High God, Protector of my soul, heart and my LIFE!!!!!