A pig's snout was a small price to pay compared to my life!
Dear all,As some of you know, I have had an accident and if I am still alive and kicking(umm,,... well.. writing this), it's purely His grace and just about nothing else.
Last sunday, I was home for the weekend and well, sunday morning I was off to church. I must confess here that what I did was pretty much stupid - I'd already taken the bike(a Unicorn) to a 100 with a pillion and well, I wanted to see how fast I could go riding solo. The road to the church is a highway and no one can actually come in thro the left(there is an artificial tank(a lake like thingy) and so I was pretty confident. Until one rather deaf cyclist tried crossing the road that is...
You have to understand I've got a seriously loud siren on my bike that quite honestly scares me, the rider to death... and the fact that that cyclist slowly tried crossing the road even with my klaxon blaring made me come to the conclusion that he was deaf!!! Of ocurse, I wasn't thinking about this, but braking hard - I was overa hundred by then when this... fellow did what he did... but then, the bike swerved a bit under heavy braking and I came into contact with the rear tyre of the cycle...
And........ up, up and away...I was superman - have no recollection of the exact moment I hit the guy... all I knew was I was flying... but before I could flap my wings/hands, I came down... on my teeth, honestly. The first thing is remember seeing is bits of my front teeth rolling.
I got up, with the usual assorted scratches one gets in an accident, but apart from my bleeding mouth, there was nothing to worry me. The bike was fine except for the headlamp unit, thanks to one litter box on the side that I never really liked because it detracted from the bike's image, and by extension, mine...
I never really understood the way God had saved my life then. After all, I did get a few stitches between my lips and gums, and a blood clot instead of a fracture on my knee. But I slowly, I began to realize that if my nose had come into contact(I've already got a rather flat than sharp nose) or worse, the head, I wouldn't have really survived. But even then, my initial worried about my teeth being broekn(I looked like dracula with broken teeth, and I for one cant help showing all my teeth when I smile) gave way to the realization that I was supposed to "Rejoice in the Lord always" - don't ask me how but that was the first thing God reminded me... and soon after, ofcourse, "Lean not on your own understanding"... I'd hithero been so confident about my driving skills and all that came crashing down like superman did...
I just wanted to take this time to thank all of you who have remembered me in your prayers. A frnd of mine, hearing about my plight remarked "Glad to have you back with us" instead of his usual "cheerio" and it really is good to be back in the land of the living. Last thursday, I was riding my Yam in Blore and I saw a bike on the road, broken glass all around, and a circle fo what appeared very much to be drying blood. I realized just how much the Lord had saved me from at that exact moment. I thank the Lord for what He has just done in my life...
I guess what I kinda wanted to say thru this testimony is, God ofcourse, gives us more grace than we could ever deserve. But then, mebbe we take a lot of things about our life for granted, like what I just did. I learnt something taht day - never ever to take God's grace for granted. My problem usu has been the fact that I never do learn something unless it is spectacular, and I really want to ask all of you, even if you are one of those who'd never think about riding a bicycle even... to learn from other's mistakes - I nearly died making one of them.
Oh, and incase someone like me is wondering about the pig's snout, my lips were swollen up so much they looked like a pig's snout; not that it matters much, considering I'm alive!
posted by Finney @ 5:36 AM
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