I have always loved going to bible study group. On this night it was so exciting to discuss our study topic, that I stayed much later than I usually did. New and deep nuggets of gold continued to surface that were life-changing for me.

When I drove out of the parking lot I noticed the time and realized I needed to hurry to get home. My roommate and I had recently moved to this area for work, and were still tentatively finding our way around. As GPS was far in the future, we used maps and memory! I took the same streets each week and was beginning to feel comfortable with the route.

Reaching to turn the radio on to my favorite station, I noticed that the car behind me seemed unusually close. I increased my speed a bit and it appeared to do the same. This caught my attention and I began to pray for God to be with me. Suddenly I remembered what my dad had taught me. If I suspected someone was following me I should drive straight to the nearest police station. The only problem was, I had no idea where the nearest precinct was located, so I decided to see if the car would keep following me if I made additional turns.

Praying, I began to take more turns but was careful not to get lost. Knowing that I would soon be nearing our parking lot, my prayers intensified! I remembered Jeremiah 29:11-13, that told me if I would call Him for help He would hear me. Now aloud I cried, “Lord help me” and suddenly a plan came to my mind.

The turn into our apartment complex was sharp and if you weren’t paying attention you could easily miss it. The Holy Spirit guided me as in my mind’s eye I could see where I should quickly park and run to the back of the building. Since this was unfamiliar to people who didn’t live there, I could then make my way up the back stairs to our apartment.

Remembering Psalms 91:4, I knew He would be with me, so I quickly I made the turn and whispered a short prayer, “Oh God I know that you love me and can protect me”. Dashing out of the car I followed His plan. As I rounded the back of the building, I could hear footsteps running up the front steps of my building. It felt like my heart almost stopped, and then it happened! I literally ran over a man who was on the ground, crawling by the windows of the ground level apartments. In my utter disbelief I stopped, then, remembering the assurance I had been given, that God was with me, there was no space left for fear, so I kept on going!

As I turned to run, I heard sirens splitting the warm night air. I paused again in disbelief as over the wail of sirens, I heard footsteps hurrying back down the front steps of my apartment building! Love just in time!