The longest 12 hours I will never get back

I titled this blog this way, due to an incident which happened in the space of 12 hours. Last November I got a ticket for driving without insurance. I was just a few days away from payday and would have the insurance then. But was given the ticket anyway and told to show up in court and all would be well. That was my thoughts. I had time on my hand and I could get it paid. The weeks rolled by, the months creeped along and soon the date to have it all paid came and went.(Does this remind you of another story?) Since the unpaid ticket was sent back to the judge, he ordered a warrant for my arrest. We lost that insurance due to non-payment and the car was sent to Chris' ex who promised to keep on paying it off. That's another story. So last night as Chris and I were driving home from dropping off the deposit from her work, we were just about to get on one street that would take us straight home, when the lights of a police car turned on behind us. I pulled over, got out the info he would request and he came up, got the info, went back to his car and put it in. Several minutes later, he got out, had another cop car behind him for backup and asked me to come with him. I told him i knew what was going to happen and did not put up a fight or struggle. I was handcuffed and placed in his car and soon afterward we headed on down to the jail. Never before had I ever been inside a jail. Never before had I been booked on anything. After nearly an hour of info they needed from me, I tried to call Chris from their phones and could not get through. It was late, i was tired, and I needed some sleep. So i was given the jail uniform to wear and the bag of items I would need for my stay. I was lead to the block where I would spend the night and in the morning be arraigned in front of the judge. I did not sleep that much that night, due to not having my CPAP machine to help me breathe. So what sleep I got, was it. They woke us up at 4am, and we had the time to shower, shave, clean up for the judge. At 6:30am, a group of us went to the holding cells that lead to the room where we would talk to the judge via video conference in his office.
I am starting a new paragraph here because I think this is the most important thing i would like to share. That whole night, I was scared. I prayed like i had never prayed before. And in the silence, the sweet peace of the love of God filled me enough to help me get some sleep. That morning i continued to pray. I prayed all until i met the judge and pleaded my case. The judge ordered me to promise to come to his court on Tuesday and pay for the rest of the older ticket and make arrangements to pay this new ticket. If you have never read the parable of the Man with a debt, you would understand the relief I felt, when he said to me that i would be let go today to get that done. I do not know the words to express my love, my devotion, my thanks to my Saviour, who paid the price for me so that I can and have a way to repent. My faith has increased and my love has too. I have more to say, but i need to go rest now. I will continue this tomorrow.