The Dream 

   It had been a difficult day, it seemed everything that could go wrong had gone wrong.  He had been pulled over for speeding and then his normal route was blocked for some reason forcing him to take a slower path.  The delays had caused him to miss a very important appointment that had taken weeks to arrange.  The rest of the day he felt the anger and frustration burning within him.

   When evening came he finally settled himself, relaxed a bit and went to bed.  Falling asleep, he began to dream.  In his dream he saw himself getting the speeding ticket and could almost feel the anger he had felt at the time.  But as he watched he also saw a horrible accident just a few blocks ahead of where the police had pulled him over.

   A dump truck loaded with rock had lost control and slammed into several cars waiting at the stop light.  Somehow he knew that some had lost their lives in that tragedy.  He also realized that, had he not been stopped for speeding, he would have been at that same stop light when the accident occurred.  He may well have been one of those who had been killed.

   He heard a voice saying, “Though you didn't know it, I saved your life this day.  I am with you always and have plans for you of which you are not aware.  Know that I love you.”

   When he awoke from the dream, he fell to his knees in thanks for all the many blessings God had given him over the years, especially for those that he wasn’t aware of.

   When life is getting us down and nothing seems to be going our way, we should remember this little story.  We do not see as God sees; we do not know as God knows.  He is with us, loving us, blessing us, and watching over us.  Let us fall to our knees and thank Him.