As Sue and I were driving in earlier this week suddenly the windshield of
our car immediately fogged over-at fifty miles an hour, on a two lane road. It was
like the 'windows' they have in several of the ERs around Tulsa, one minute they
are clear and the next minute you push a button and they fog over. The difference
in the ERs is that I am standing in a room and no cars are coming right at me.
(Trust me, that's a big difference.)

   My first reaction was 'call a doctor', then I remembered I wasn't in ER, yet.
I slowed down, turned on the defroster, turned on the windshield wipers, rolled
down my window and started breathing again.. The windshield cleared, I
canceled the 'Code Blue' for 52nd West Avenue and soon arrived safely at church.

   I finally got to the place where I could say to myself, 'That's weird, I wonder
why God allowed that to happen?' I know that the Word tells us "In everything
give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." (I Thessalonians
5:18) Yes, I have lived long enough to learn that there is always a lesson to learn
in everything we experience in life-both good and bad.

   I also know that some will say it was just warm air hitting a cold windshield
forming condensation, whatever. God works through and in the world. He created
to communicate truth to us. Does the term 'parables 'sound familiar to you? So
what is the answer to the question of 'why'? I know that circumstances arise
'spontaneously' all the time, and often when they do they cloud our vision, putting
us in danger. The enemy throws stuff in our way constantly to distract us, it
doesn't have to be big things, even the little things can derail us.

   The second lesson is don't panic; the answer is usually quite simple and
surprisingly easy, like hitting a button and tuming on your windshield wipers, one
swipe and everything is clear. (as long as you have maintained them.) Or, saying a
simple prayer, "Help me Jesus!" (as long as you have maintained your prayer life.)

   Let's be honest, we all get fogged in every once in a while. The danger is
when we fail to pause and clear our vision. Too often we just try to squint and
figure out where we are and that's a dangerous way to drive, and a dangerous way
to follow Jesus. The sin is not the fog, the sin is in not clearing it. Help me
Jesus!! (I still got to drive home tonight.)
Blessings, Prayers, & clean windshields (and much love)!!

                                                     Bro. Tom and Sue