"Does lightning strike twice?"
Yesterday I told you about getting up early one morning to make a meeting and discovering a flat tire. I did stay calm by reminding myself, “There’s no blood. You’re not having a heart attack or a stroke. And no one has cancer. God is good to you.” And that worked quite well that morning.
Care to guess what happened the next morning? That’s right! I got up even earlier for a meeting, got about half-way down our drive and “thump, thump, thump” again…and it was the same tire!
I drove my car back into the garage, parked, went inside and asked my wife to borrow her vehicle. I made it to the meeting about five minutes late.
Human nature being what it is, it was easy for me to assume the guy didn’t fix the tire properly. But I told myself, “Think about it now. Maybe it’s another puncture. Don’t get mad.” And guess what? It was just that—I ran over a board or something—and by remaining calm again, I avoided saying something stupid to my friend at the garage.
Listen to your life and ask God to keep your mouth shut as you make a life.
Care to guess what happened the next morning? That’s right! I got up even earlier for a meeting, got about half-way down our drive and “thump, thump, thump” again…and it was the same tire!
I drove my car back into the garage, parked, went inside and asked my wife to borrow her vehicle. I made it to the meeting about five minutes late.
Human nature being what it is, it was easy for me to assume the guy didn’t fix the tire properly. But I told myself, “Think about it now. Maybe it’s another puncture. Don’t get mad.” And guess what? It was just that—I ran over a board or something—and by remaining calm again, I avoided saying something stupid to my friend at the garage.
Listen to your life and ask God to keep your mouth shut as you make a life.
posted by Listen To Life @ 7:58 PM
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