Early Monday Morning

 

I want to thank the pokey driver who was in front of me Monday morning on Brainerd Road about 5:45 am on the way to cardiac rehab.  He stayed in the fast lane doing 35 mph.  But he did two important things for me.  First, he kept me from getting a speeding ticket because he was doing the speed limit and I was not (he was in front of me and I could not get in front of him).  And secondly, because he made me slow down, after my frustration had subsided and I had calmed down, I began to relax a bit so that I could start Monday morning in a better frame of mind.  So, thank you Mr. Turtle for your help on Monday morning.  Hey, it’s all in how you look at life.  I Thessalonians 5:18, “In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”

Connections

 

Friday, I went out to the driveway to cut some shelving boards for the garage.  I set up the sawhorses, got out the extension cord, and plugged in my circular saw.  Suddenly I saw sparks and a wisp of black smoke from the electrical connection.  I quickly unplugged the saw and investigated.  I was upset with the extension cord because I had only had it for a month, and it had a short!  I resolved to take it back to Lowe’s the next day.  I didn’t have the receipt nor the original packaging, but Lowe’s is pretty good about customer service.  And, I knew the guy behind the service desk.  So, I got out my longer extension cord and plugged my saw into it.  Suddenly, I saw the same sparks and the same wisp of black smoke.  I quickly unplugged the saw, but one of the saw’s prongs was left smoking in the extension cord.  The problem was a faulty plug on the saw and not the extension cord after all!  I owed the new extension cord an apology.  I didn’t have a repair plug, but I used a replacement plug from an older cord, and I was back into business.  I’ll go by Lowe’s today and get a replacement plug for my replacement plug that I replaced.  Hey, have you ever blamed someone for a conflict only to find out later that the problem was another person’s fault?  Matthew 7:1&2, "Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again."  So today, be careful before you pass judgement.  Things may not be as you first suspect them to be.  And I’ll do the same.  ;<)

Forbearing

 

“Forbearing” is a great Biblical word!  I think of it often when I am on facebook.  Forbearing means that I do not need to “reply” to every post that I read on facebook.  Forbearing means that I should resist saying that you are stupid when what you said really was stupid.  Forbearing means that I should be kind to you when I don’t really feel like being kind.  Colossians 3:13&14, “Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.”  I suppose forbearing really means Christlike … even to you on facebook.