Turning Point

Last night's weather reports were troubling, we planned to drive to Greensboro today; so we made a decision before going to bed: to not go if it was raining this morning. I awoke at 6 a.m. this morning and it was not raining. I waited 45 minutes before waking Reggie and it still had not rained; I listened to the weather reports and since they were not as dire as last night, we dressed and prepared to drive to Greensboro.

At 8:15 a.m., I went to get the car and felt first drops of rain, so I asked God to hold up the rain until we were on the road, but by the time I pulled the car in front of the door, it was raining! Reggie came out, saw and felt the rain and turned to go back into the house. Still determined, I rolled the car window down and said I was going to Greensboro.

Well about 2 miles from our house, the skies opened up and there were a few places on the winding, rural road where visibility was difficult, making the driving very stressful.

That was God reminding me that I had made a vow four and a half years ago and another one last night, but yet I was still trying to do my own thing! I then acknowledged to God, that I needed to stop and go back, not because my husband said so, but because it was the wise thing to do. I would have been miserable, plus endangering myself and others, driving through scattered torrential rains for two hours.

So, I called Reggie and told him I was coming back and he said, "God answered my prayers."