The “But God” Moments That Changed Everything

You hear people say it all the time. Someone who was nearly hurt in an accident will say something like, “I thought for sure I was gonna get crushed, but God moved that car out of my way.” Another person who faces the loss of employment, or some type of failure, where the odds suddenly turn in their favor might say, “I thought for sure that I would not be able to recover; but God provided something I could not even have expected.”

Those of us who are political junkies and were listening to or watching the broadcast of former President Donald Trump and his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania this past weekend had a “but God” moment when a slight turn of the head prevented an unthinkable tragedy for occurring after an assassination attempt. The former President himself acknowledged as much the day after this horrific incident when he said, “I’m not supposed to be here, I’m supposed to be dead.” “By luck or by God, many people are saying it’s by God I’m still here.” (Goodwin, 2024). This was a “but God” moment if there ever was one.