Miracles Still Do Happen

It was on this faithful day, I and my friend

Joe went out partying with the ladies in a
nearby city.
Joe was more of a balanced individual
who had his life planned out and
everything working for him
I on the other hand wasn't the greatest,
drank a lot, fought a lot, and couldn't keep
a girl.
We were 21 and still wild, so we were out
partying
At about 2am, we were quite wasted and
Joe suggested we book a hotel to spend
the night and then head back home first
thing in the morning
I then remembered about my 8am Job
interview and wouldn't want to miss it for
anything in the world
so I suggested we drive back home and
persuaded him for us to embark on the
journey
with the assurance that we will get home
safely, because it wasn’t the first time that
we had embark on sure a journey.
We were almost home at around 3 am, I
fell asleep, and I guess Joe did too.
Woke up in the intensive care unit with a
Priest holding my hand and giving me the
news that my friend was gone.
I couldn't believe my eyes and started
cursing and asking God why
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It should have been me and not Joe
It was my fault we embarked on the trip
back home in the first place
The Priest looked at me and said, at least
that is a start, you are talking to God now,
not doing it properly but it's something.
15 years later and I still feel very much
guilty about what happened
I still do not understand how I got to this
point in my life from that ugly situation
back then.
Finding a fulfilling Job, a happy family at
home, and strong faith.

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If someone had told me when I was in the
intensive care unit that I will be where I
am today
I would have said that it is not possible.

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 I was lucky to make it out alive, so many
people did not make it, that accident put
my life back on track
There's an old saying " The most
incredible thing about miracles is that they
happen”. But what if that tragedy did not
happen, Joe dying?
For 15years , I've tried telling myself, it
wasn't my fault. The problem is, it's kind
of a lie, isn't it?
If I hadn't force Joe to drive home, if I did
just stay awake, if I had been a good
friend, he would still be here right.
I am sorry to Joe, his family, to God.
I've always been so-sorry.

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But the good thing is that God knows that,
Joe does too.
The tragedy isn't what turned my life
around, but the choice I made and the
decision I keep making everyday.
It is a miracle that happened to Me, A
flawed young man who became a less-
than-perfect adult.
I may not be worthy of the transformation
but yet a miracle happened.
No matter where you find yourself today,
no matter what you have done in the past,
You can still turn your life around, You
can still get back on track.

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The first thing you have to do is believe
that you can and then work towards it.
KAY.