It was in the
fall of 2005 when my wife and I were building our home here in Brownsburg. We
had come over to the chalet for lunch and after we finished eating we were going
to head back over to the house to do more work. I said to Esther, “Come jump on
the four wheeler and I’ll take you over with me.” She said, “No, I need to walk
that lunch off!” I said, “Okay! See you there!”
Earlier that
morning I had been at the campground cleaning around the yard and noticed that
the red plastic cafeteria tray, hanging on the cable that stretched across the
driveway, was broken. I had hung the tray there to insure that no one would
accidentally drive through the cable. I had removed the broken tray from the cable
that morning intending to replace it with a new one. I didn’t get back to it and
the cable remained across the driveway without the warning sign!
As I started
the four wheeler, I throttled it and took off lickidy-split out the driveway
not seeing the cable across my pathway stretching from tree to tree. I recall the
violent snap against the fairing/wind shield, ripping it right off the four wheeler
and then the ½” steel cable hitting my throat with such force that it violently
threw my whole body backward, slamming the back of my neck against the high
part of the attached passenger seat. I thought for a moment that I had broken
my neck! Because of the momentum, the ATV continued to move forward and I was
now pinned to the rear seat with the cable pressing extremely hard against my
throat! Immediately the forward force of the ATV literally ripped the ½”
eyehook right out of the tree! It all happened in a flash! I am convinced that,
had the eyehook not pulled from the tree it would have surely broken my neck! I
was in shock when I finally realized what had happened! The Hand of God was on
me that day and I’m so thankful Esther had decided to walk instead of ride!
I sat there on
the steps of the chalet for awhile, spitting up blood from my throat. I was glad
the cable hit me above my “Adam’s Apple” rather than below! Had it hit below, it
would have undoubtedly shattered my larynx.
As Esther realized something was
wrong, she came running back to where I was and when she saw what had happened,
she began to pray for me in Jesus’ Name. I suffered a severe sore throat for a
few days but everything seemed to be okay. Today we mark it down as another “miracle”
that saved me that day.
Sometimes it’s
the little warnings that prove to be so important. Had the red caution sign been
placed back onto the cable, I would have seen it, and avoided the near catastrophe.
All through life there are caution signs
that require our undivided attention. If the signs are not maintained and kept
in good order, it can cause much havoc. Often it’s the little signs that are
most important and it’s so imperative that we pay attention to them. God has
built into each one of us subtle warning signs, that if heeded will save us a lot of harm and heartache. Throughout
the Bible, God warned people many times of impending danger. Some listened,
others didn’t. It will do us all well to pay attention and watch!
Mark 13:37
And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.
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