When drivers try to explain their automobile accidents, they sure can come up with some amazing excuses. Ann Landers gave these humorous examples from actual insurance reports provided to one insurance company.

“A pedestrian hit me and went under my car.”

“The guy was all over the place. I had to swerve a number of times before I hit him.”

“The accident occurred when I was attempting to bring my car out of a skid by steering into the other vehicle.”

“As I approached the intersection, a stop sign suddenly appeared in a place where no stop sign had ever appeared before. I was unable to stop in time to avoid the accident.”

“The telephone pole was approaching fast. I was attempting to swerve out of its path when it struck my front end.”

“To avoid hitting the bumper of the car in front, I struck the pedestrian.”

“An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my vehicle and vanished.”

“The pedestrian had no idea which direction to go, so I ran him over.”

People certainly have the ability to come up with some fantastic excuses to try to explain away their poor driving. In the same way, people find some ridiculous excuses for not serving the Lord. While these insurance reports are kind of funny, it is no laughing matter to offer such excuses to God.

Let’s be careful that we do our best to worship and serve the Lord. Let’s offer no excuses.

“Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”—1 Corinthians 15:58.