What a Close Call Taught Me About Waiting on God

A Close Call I Didn’t See Coming

This post will be a bit different, as it is personal and may be harder to pull out an application for you, but bear with me, as I still feel it is important.

The other day, I was driving through town and came to a stoplight that had just turned red. I was going to turn right, so I was watching for my opportunity to pull out. After about a minute, I thought it was safe to go. However, as I started moving, I heard someone shout.

I quickly stopped, and there was a man on a bike at the left front of my car. I had clipped him and bent his back tire. He had come from my right and was riding across the intersection, and somehow I had completely failed to see him.

Thankfully, he was not hurt, and I am not sure who was more scared. We talked and worked out the details. When I finally got back in the car, my heart was still pounding. I quickly turned my attention to God, asking what it all meant.

Looking for God in What Happens to Us

I have not mentioned this in some time, but I believe that God uses everything to get our attention. God has committed Himself to intimacy with His children and will use anything to draw us closer to Him.

“God has committed Himself to intimacy with His children and will use anything to draw us closer to Him.”

When I got to where I was going, I had no answers, but I had gotten my heart rate down enough to call my wife and let her know what had happened. I also let some friends know whom I was meeting. I had to move past the shame of the event.

I prayed about it again before bed and was still without answers. The next day, I was on the road again, and in my spirit, I heard, “There may be legal moves, but wait on my signal. I know the hidden dangers to protect you from.”

When God Tells You to Wait

This is a timely insight for where I am right now. I am at a place where taking a few steps ahead of God’s direction is very tempting. Thankfully, God allowed this close call to potentially protect me from long delays in pursuing the calling He has for me.

I am not saying that this statement is universal for everyone. I don’t even think it will be universal for me throughout my entire life, but right now, I believe this is God’s direction for me.

Ask God What He Wants You to Do

My encouragement to you is to go to God with those things in life that make you wonder. Ask Him what they mean. Then ask Him what He wants you to do in response.