Amazing Grace

Good day my friends, I firstly like to apologise for my delay of the next chapter of “The Pain”. I would put it up before the end of this week by God’s grace. I’m using my phone right now and would upload it as soon as I can. But in the mean time, please enjoy this short story…

I culled this short story from a movie clip I watched some years ago. I hope this strikes the right chords in you… Enjoy!

She was traveling late that night on an unfamiliar road. No streetlights, very few cars coming and going, her car was almost out of gas and she still had a long way to go.

“God please, don’t let me get stuck here” she prayed silently.

Just as she finished praying, she heard the dreaded sputtering. Her car had finally run out of gas right in the middle of nowhere! She felt a sudden fear envelop her as she took in her surroundings. She checked her phone and she had no network coverage! To her left and right were trees with no signs of human life or any form of civilisation. She was right in the middle of a forest meaning there would be one or more wild animals lurking around. With no hope of getting help, she locked herself in, wound up the windows with just enough air space for her to breathe and reclined her seat. She silently prayed for God’s protection for the night. She was quite scared but still felt a strange confidence and peace that all would go well. Just as she was trying to get some sleep, she had a sharp continuous rapping on her window. She was overcome with fear as she tentatively turned to glance at who it could be. Her fear was confirmed as she saw this shaggy looking African man. He looked like he hadn’t bathed in weeks, had a change of clothes or even visited a barber! His hair was interlocked into dirty dreadlocks. He was an awful sight to behold and he looked like a lunatic. A lot of things were running through her mind. Was this how people died of attacks from strange men? Was he a serial killer? What was he doing in the woods? Was he going to hurt her? Was she going to die like this? She looked around, seeing no car or human being, she realized with trepidation that she was alone with this man. He kept rapping on her window, making what looked like mad frantic gestures at her. She shook her head vigorously and made signs at him to leave her alone. He refused! He kept at it and even tried to open the door! By this time, she was terrified. She couldn’t help but start screaming and praying out loud to God to save her. She jumped out of the driver’s seat where she was, went to the back seat and hurdled there in fear. The man left the driver’s side and stood at the back of the car. He went back a distance and ramped into the car. She shrieked in fear. This time, she was shaking all over. He came around to the back doors and did the same thing. He then started hitting the doors and windows, trying desperately to get in. When he couldn’t get in, he retreated into the woods. She breathed a sigh of relief that God had finally saved her. She kept praying that he wouldn’t return. As she was working on calming herself down and thanking God for his deliverance, she spotted him coming back from the woods. This time, he was holding a very big stone! She just froze and started screaming hysterically. He seemed unfazed by her actions as he moved closer, still holding the stone. He finally got to the car and smashed the driver’s side window! By this time, she knew she was doomed. He reached into the car, unlocked the door and opened it. He got hold of her and started pulling her out of the car. She cried, screamed, fought and kicked him with all her might, but he was stronger. Just as he succeeded in getting her out of the car, she heard a loud sound and saw a bright blinding light. In just a few seconds, her car was crushed and was being dragged away! It was then she realized that her car had stopped on a train track. She had been too preoccupied to have noticed when her car ran out of gas. She would have been killed! she thought. She then looked up at the lunatic looking man who against all odds just saved her life. She didn’t know what to say or do. She was in shock! He looked at her, smiled and walked back into the woods….

This is just an example to show how far God went to show us his AMAZING GRACE. Against all odds, against our beliefs and against our will, he went ahead and sent his only son Jesus to save us and give us life more abundantly. We didn’t ask for it, He just did it! So my friends, what have you done with that grace which he has so freely given you in abundance? Have you embraced him as your Lord and Saviour? Do you even believe in him? God loves you so much <3 . Receive him into your life today. Stop taking His grace for granted! Now that you know he has saved you, enjoy the life he has given you to the fullest and stay rapturable.

Stay blessed!!! 🙂