Today has been somewhat rough for me. I didn't imagine that a well planned day will be ruined at all. As usual, I love to start my day being positive and one of the ways I set the mood for the day is by listening to some great gospel vibes in the morning while worshipping my maker for some minutes. Somehow, this routine has managed to set my mood for the whole day.
After my usual routine, I set out to do some house chores and finally stepped out to the market. At first, going to the market wasn't in my plan for today. I had to drag myself out even though my body wasn't in agreement to that movement. I didn't listen to my spirit at all. I just told myself that it was laziness and nothing else. Have you ever been in this position where your spirit tells you to just stay back?
I left eventually and got into a public tricycle which we call "Keke". Little did I know that the driver was struggling with his brakes. Like this man knew his tricycle was so bad but instead of fixing it, he brought it out to carry people to work. How can a man with a conscience take his faulty vehicle out to carry passengers knowing fully well that anything can happen on the road? Thinking of this right now is just so annoying. Like I am so pissed right now.
I boarded this tricycle and we got to an overhead bridge which of course required him to use his brake pads. My dear friends there was a big truck in front of us that was trying to turn to the other side of the road and our vehicle was approaching that same truck. I shouted along with the passengers. My heart skipped. I thought that was the end of it all for me. Because here I was about to enter under a truck. At that moment, I thought of my child and husband. I thought of my mum and how she would take the news. Different thoughts were just running through my mind at that moment.
Suddenly, whatever happened there I still cannot explain. The tricycle came to a stop just very close to the truck. I have never seen such a miracle happen so fast before my eyes. Whatever happened out there today is something that will continue to be a mystery for me. Here I was thinking of a negative outcome but God averted whatever pain that would have come just because of this lackadaisical attitude from the driver. He knew his brake pads were bad and still set out to hustle for the day with it.
I also blame myself for not listening to my spirit. What if that accident had happened? Would I even be here by now? I am grateful to God for saving every one of us that was inside that vehicle. Now I have to understand that sometimes when our minds leads us not to do a particular thing, it is because there is a foreseen circumstance and if you are sensitive enough, you can avert the negativity.
I am just grateful for life. This year will not see our end but we will see the end of this year. Amen.
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