Sunday, December 11, 2011

Slow traffic keep left

As I merged onto the passing lane on the highway, I found myself going at 90 km/h behind a car. There were no cars in front of this car and all the other cars in the middle and slow lane were going at the same speed! My patience was totally being tested, and these were my thoughts (lol):

In our 'spiritual highway', there SEEMS to be three lanes (when there's really only two). A slow lane for those Christians that just want to live the life. These are the ones that have no sense of urgency or excitement to reach the destination. These are the Christians that feel as though they have all the time in the world.

The middle lane are for those Christians we call 'lukewarm.' They want to ensure that they can choose either lane whenever they want - to pass or not to pass! These are the Christians that are indecisive or too scared to accelerate to their destination. They realize they should drive faster, but they don't want to go all in.

The fast lane are those Christians we label as 'radical'. These are the Christians that are full out; all for Jesus, Christians. They are the ones that seem to always be in the hurry and they're always up and about with our Father's business. These are the Christians that probably struggle with the concept of 'rest' or 'sabbath' because they're always in a hurry.

When I drove behind that car, I was pretty frustrated. I felt as if this slow driver represented those Christians that slow us down in our kingdom labor. How dare they stand between me and my Father's business! Bahaha...!!

LOL... When I got to my destination, I realized how I just compromised my impatience. It was interesting how easy it was to make my impatience seem 'OK.' Obviously it isn't OK. I just thought it was interesting how I referenced it to a Christian's journey with Christ. The Gospel tells us to love those of low positions, and to consider others better than ourselves. Gosh... Jesus even told us to SERVE THEM -_-" In Romans 12:16, it says "Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position (even slow drivers. Do not be conceited."

LOL ... Adrienne and I just found it funny how I tried making sense of my frustration with the slow driver on the passing lane in front of me!

1 comment:

  1. i noticed that you were kind of impatient last week too..we gotta have a chat about that *ahem*

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