Satan Tried to Kill Me but was Defeated
Our friend, Marian, was involved in a car accident where her vehicle was completely destroyed. It was truly a miracle she walked away with minor stitches, let alone survived. She shares with us how God spared her life that day and how he used this tragic event to transform her.
“For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.” Psalm 91:11-12
This past Saturday morning, around 7:00am, I was on my way to a tournament driving westbound on I-90 in Chicago. There was limited visibility on the highway because it was raining hard. While driving on the passing lane, a semi truck suddenly makes an illegal lane change into my lane without seeing me. I saw that there was too little space between the passing lane and the divider on the highway, so I hit the brakes to try to avoid getting sandwiched. It was too late. I lost control when the truck struck me on my passenger side, my car spins 90 degrees to the right and gets stuck underneath the semi. The truck driver not knowing that I’m stuck, continues to drive at highway speed as I’m being drilled down, glass flying everywhere around me, and dragged sideways in my car for the longest 10 seconds of my life. I look out my driver side window and I see the divider inches away. I’m frozen, scared, and anticipating how much it’s gonna hurt once I hit that divider. I wasn’t sure if my head will still be attached to my body once it all ended. All I could do was calmly wait. The back end of my car smashes into the divider, releasing my car from beneath the truck. I’m tossed around in my car as the truck rear wheels skid against my passenger side. I finally come to a stop and I am undeniably alive.
Miraculously, I walked out of that frightening accident with all my limbs in tact…dumbfounded by God’s amazing grace upon me. You can see from the photo that no human being should have survived that accident, but God saved me for a purpose. He commanded His angels to come down and protect me. Indeed, the angels came upon me and wrapped me safely inside their wings and shielded the glass and other sharp objects from piercing my body. I look back at the chain of events and see how Satan tried his hardest to kill me. Satan…what a p****! Can you believe that I am perfectly fine?! Not a scratch on my body or my head, except for only 3 stitches on my right hand! My God’s got my back…Hallelujah!
That day, I returned to the tournament, sharing my experience to at least 30 people that day. The first random person I told said, “Stop preaching to a preacher!” It was pretty funny that I was sharing about God’s love to a pastor. His name is Pastor Dave from Wheaton and he said that I am alive for a reason. “Now, God’s going to use you.” He made me promise that I would share my testimony when he plants his new church. We prayed, thanking God for His grace, and to equip me with the wisdom and the Holy Spirit to guide me as I complete my mission in this life. I share this with all of you so that you can keep me in your prayers as well.
This was a huge wake up call for me. I’m transformed, no longer the same Marian I was before the incident. Every day of my life is fully dedicated to the Lord. I shall praise Him with every breath that I have and acknowledge that He is Lord of all things, even Satan. This was the closest encounter I have ever had with God, and it was His way of saying “I LOVE YOU!!!” I am precious to Him and He wants to use me for His purpose, which I am so honored to be! Gotta live every day rejoicing about it. I’m alive today, to be a soldier for Christ! No doubt that I’m gonna live it loud, obnoxiously loud til everyone hears about how BIG my God is! WooHOOO~!!
His love is magnificent, powerful, and will defeat anything that tries to get in the way. What an amazing love story to be told over and over again. I hope that all of you would seek out God’s amazing love and use it. You are more precious to Him than you can ever imagine.
