Turning Point?
It was on July of 2005, when God caught my attention.
I was driving behind my counterpart as we passed through the rugged streets of Bukidnon. We rushed to reach Cagayan de Oro City before sunset. Hastened with a driving speed of 140 kph, the unthinkable just happened!
While following my counterpart, I had been stricken after he overtook two cars and two motorcycles. There I saw a fast-moving bus approaching that could have almost hit my car. Seemingly paralyzed and agitated, I accidentally stepped on my brakes at full force. (If you’re a driver, you know that I was in trouble by doing so.) And yes! Conspicuously, my car was running uncontrollably – swerving to the right and to the left until the car flew (literally flew) and fell on the rocky terrain. My car overturned 3 times. Oh I really felt like those in the action movies. The only difference was that there was no director, no rescue team, no actors/actresses around, no one to say “CUT!” It was real! It was a reality!
Then what? Was I bruised? Did I lose my legs? My arms? Feet? Fingers? Teeth? Oh my face? Scratches? etc..etc.. And indeed to my surprise, I didn’t even had a scratch!
God is indeed real! He protected me! He was there! Truly, that day became the turning point of my life.
It caught my attention and compelled me to reassess my life; realizing that life is indeed to short not to live to its fullest.
I was grasping to this reality—So if I die, what am I leaving behind? Was I able to touch lives of people? Was my life lived to its fullest? Was I a blessing to others?Have I given my best in this lifetime? Was I able to make a difference in this generation? Have I lived out and fulfilled God’s purposes for my life?
I was given another chance…another life…another chance to make a history…a history in this generation…Certainly, my life has never been the same again! Thanks to this so called - turning point!
“But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of His heart through all generations.” Ps 33:11
