The following are actual statements found in insurance forms where car drivers attempted to summarize the details of an accident in the fewest words.
- Coming home, I drove into the wrong house and collided with a tree I don’t have.
- I thought my window was down, but I found out it was up when I put my head through it.
- I collided with a stationary truck coming the other way.
- A pedestrian hit me and went under my car.
- The guy was all over the road, I had to swerve a number of times before I hit him.
- I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my mother-in-law, and headed over the embankment.
- I had been shopping for plants all day, and was on my way home. As I reached the intersection, a hedge sprang up obscuring my vision and I did not see the other car.
- I had been driving for forty years, when I fell asleep at the wheel and had an accident.
- As I approached the intersection, a sign suddenly appeared in a place where no sign had ever appeared before. I was unable to stop in time to avoid the accident.
- My car was legally parked as it backed into the other vehicle.
- An invisible car come out of nowhere, struck my car and vanished.
- The pedestrian had no idea which direction to run, so I ran over him.
- I saw a slow-moving, sad-faced old gentleman as he bounced off the hood of my car.
- An indirect cause of the accident was a little guy in a small car with a big mouth.
- The telephone pole was approaching. I was attempting to swerve out of its way when it struck my front end.
Excuses, excuses! We can come up with some “hum-dingers” in order to make it sound like it wasn’t our fault. Making excuses is easy. Taking responsibility is much more difficult. But, in our relationship with God, it is essential.
“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (I John 1:8-9).
Do something wrong lately? Don’t make excuses. Be honest with yourself and with God. And if you have to be out driving today, please do watch out for those invisible cars! 🙂
Have a great day!
Alan Smith