Some may not believe.
Some may say it was a fluke.
Some may say the car just did something out of the ordinary or needs to be looked at.
But...
We had the strangest thing happen to us on the way to church today.
We got in the car, and Jamie started to back out of the driveway. As we pulled onto our street from our driveway, we got no further than our mailbox and Jamie tried to pull forward.
The car stopped...still running...the steering wheel locked up...we couldn't move...when Jamie went to give it the gas, it went nowhere. He said it felt as if the wheels were "stuck" or "locked" to the pavement. We couldn't go anywhere. He said it was the strangest feeling.
To put any doubters at bay...we checked the instrument panel to see if anything lit up. For an instant it read "power steering"...it flashed and then went away.
We turned off the ignition right there on the side of the street and put the car in park and we dug out the owner's manual. It said that there was only a "problem" if a message "continued" to be lit up. It said if the message just flashed on and then went away, everything was fine. It said that when starting the car, if it was something that needed to be checked the message would come on and STAY ON.
When we started the car again, there was no message...the steering unlocked, and we drove forward as if nothing had happened.
Jamie checked for leaks, checked inside the hood...nothing looked wrong.
This whole incident took place in a matter of five minutes I'd say.
I don't know.
We came out of church a couple hours later...everything was fine.
We drove the car a couple places this afternoon...everything was fine.
Call it what you will.
But I told Jamie, "You never know...maybe we had angels watching out for us. Maybe that five minutes our car locked up and wouldn't budge and caused us to stay parked at home...maybe we just missed an accident, an emergency, something that would have caused us harm."
I don't know.
But it was the craziest thing.
To have your car nearly glued...locked...to the pavement...to have your steering wheel lock up...your car WON'T BUDGE for five minutes while it's still running...and then...boom...nothing is wrong?
Stranger things have happened.
I don't discount anything!
I totally believe we have guardian angels watching over us that God places at the right place at the right time.
So...
In any case...
Thank you Lord for always looking out for us...no matter what the case!
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