| | "...in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths straight."
Proverbs 3:6
HOT, "CROOKED" ROADS AND STRAIGHT PATHS
I'd like to share how God
made my path straight a couple days ago. I was driving down the
freeway with my 15 year old son at 3 in the afternoon, and we had a
window of time because we were going to a banquet later that
evening. All of a sudden, we heard a strange noise that got so loud that it sounded like a jet was landing on the
freeway! Then, our car started shaking and my son said, "Mom,
it's the tire!" Immediately I pulled off the freeway just as the
rim hit the pavement. The tire had literally "shredded" off the
rim!
Many thoughts went through my mind, of course, but the
first one was the fact that we didn't have a cell phone with us (to the
glory of God as you will see). So we turned the emergency
flashers on and got out and I waved at oncoming traffic with one hand
while making a phone gesture with the other. Car after car passed
and it looked like noone was going to stop, so we decided to walk to
the nearest gas station and call my husband. Just as we started
walking, a car that was coming from the other direction honked and
pulled over. A sweet, smiling older man got out and, handed me his cell
phone and said, "Do you need to make a call?" I was so relieved!!
So I called my husband, who was at home in a meeting, and told him what had happened.
He said, "I have no idea what to do at this moment since I don't have a
car and we don't have AAA anymore." About that time, the man with
the phone said that he could take us anywhere we needed to go! My
husband said to ask him if he could bring us home and he said he'd be
happy to.
Instantly, I remembered that my son and his friend were
working somewhere about 30 minutes away and I felt an immediate urgency
to call him. I asked the man if I could call my son first.
When my son answered, I said, "Hi, this is mom." He said, "What are
you doing standing on the side of the freeway?" I was stunned, to
say the least, and responded with "How did you know?" He said,
"Because I just drove past you!" I couldn't believe it!
Within seconds my son and his friend had pulled up and were changing
the tire!
The timing was so perfect and I was completely amazed at
how God had so quickly responded to our crisis. All I could do
was thank Him over and over again. I also thanked the man (who,
incidently, had some "angelic" qualities about him)  and blessed him for helping us!
Later that evening as I pondered what had happened and
was sharing it with my daughter, she said, "Mom, God was making your
path straight!" I was so blessed by that and happy that God
is faithful to do what he says. For a pregnant woman to find herself stranded on the freeway on a hot day? Crooked path made straight, indeed....thank you, Jesus! 
"My
son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for
they will prolong your life many years and bring you prosperity.
Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight."
Proverbs 3:1-6
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