I was driving back to Indiana from Ohio on Sunday night. I left my mom's at around 3:30 that afternoon and it was rainy, cloudy, dreary...I'm sure you remember the nasty weather. Anyways, as I was getting close to Columbus, I felt the urge to pray. I prayed that God would give me safe travels, that I would not get in an accident and that I would make good time.
When I was going South on 270 in Columbus right by the Easton exit I was driving in the left lane and there was a big pickup truck in the center lane. My exit was coming up so I was getting ready to merge into the center lane when all of the sudden this BIG white thing flew out of the truck and was coming towards me! I quickly swerved back completely into the left lane and the thing hit the front passenger side of my car. I was literally freaking out cause it made a loud bang. My car continued running fine and my lights were working so I didn't pull off the road--and the truck didn't stop either. I finally calmed down and continued my drive. When I stopped to get gas 2 hours later, I forgot about checking out my car...so I didn't get to check it until I got home. When I opened my passenger door, it made a loud crack! It was too dark to really assess the damage, so it wasn't until Monday morning that I got to get a good look at it. It hit at the edge of my fender--about 1 inch from my tire. If it would have hit my tire, it would have busted it and I most likely would have gotten into a serious accident because I was driving about 65 MPH. God protected me! I also realized that if I would have been in the center lane or had not swerved back into the left lane, it most likely would have hit my windshield. It made a large dent in my car, I can't imagine what would have happened to me if it had hit my windshield. God protected me. I was truly thankful that God put it on my heart to pray for His protection so He could answer that prayer.
Another praise...I called my insurance agent on Monday morning and explained what happened and it is covered under my comprehensive insurance. He instructed me about which body shop to take my car to and that the body shop would arrange for my rental car. I took the car in Monday afternoon and the estimate was $711 and would take 3-4 days. The best part is that I have a zero deductible and 80/20 rental insurance. I don't have to pay anything for my car to get fixed and the rental car is costing me $6.18/day.
This whole experience was a nice reminder that God is our protecter, provider and that He cares about what happens each day! God is good!
