911
What you
can't go through, God will help you fly over.
Woodrow Krull
I
am running late this morning with my devotional. I was driving to work writing my devotional
in my head, when I pulled up behind someone at a stop light. The light changed to green and all the cars
in the other two lanes took off but the car in front of me just sat there. I admit I thought the person in front of me
was texting so I honked. He didn’t move,
so I honked again. He still didn’t
move. Then it hit me. This person might be having a medical
emergency.
So
I pulled into the right lane next to the car and looked over and the person
looked like he was having a seizure.
There were no cars around since it was 6:00 am, so I immediately grabbed
my phone and dialed 911. I will say that
I was slightly panicked. I could have
used my voice control in my car, but instead I started flipping through my
phone to call.
As
I sat there talking to the dispatcher, the man in the car became alert again,
but then he started driving. That scared
me even more. So I start following the
car while I am talking to the dispatcher.
The man would weave over the line and then get back in his lane. I am not sure where the police are at 6:00am
but they weren’t where I was. I
continued to follow the car, giving the dispatcher every street we
crossed. I followed the man so far that
I was able to give them the make and model of the car and the color. I asked the dispatcher if she wanted me to
continue following him. She said yes as
long as it was safe.
I
drove so far that I ended up in Frisco and she had to call Frisco police. I don’t know anything about Frisco except
that it is north. Way north. The man finally pulls into a turn lane. I glance over to see where he is going and it
was a hospital in Frisco. I was so
thankful. I was thanking God that he
didn’t hit anyone or run a red light as we probably drove 20 miles with me
following him. I’m just thankful I didn’t
end up in Oklahoma.
As
the dispatcher thanked me and told me they would send someone to check on him,
it reminded me of calling 911. If you
have a car like mine with voice capabilities, you can punch one button on the
steering wheel and say 911 and the car does the calling for you. Or if you are in a panic like I was, you can
fumble for your cell phone and flip though the buttons.
Who
do you call in an emergency? I’ll admit
when I looked over at the man in the car and realized he was having a medical
issue, God wasn’t the first one to come to mind. But when I was on the phone with the
dispatcher, I calmed down enough to thank God.
I thanked Him for giving me a heart to help others. I could have been like the four other cars
that passed this gentleman and left him sitting at the light. When you have emergencies in your life who do
you turn to? We have the most amazing
Resource and we don’t always turn to Him in a crisis. Call on Him in every crisis. He is waiting on your call.
Prayer for the Day: Heavenly Father, I pray
that you will heal the gentleman from this morning’s incident. I
admit I sort of panicked. All kinds of scenarios
ran through my head before I calmed down.
Thank You for being there for me in any crisis I face. You are my 911. The only help I will ever need in times of
trouble. Your grace is sufficient. Finally, thank you for giving me parents who
taught me to help others. That is one of
the most amazing gifts.
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