It's a gift, I swear. When given a choice of numerous checkout lanes, I will invariably pick the slowest lane possible. I went to Walmart this evening (a poor choice in and of itself on the best of days) and after roaming around the store trying to find a handful of items, I picked a line with only 2 customers ahead of me. Seemed to be a no brainer when compared to the other lines nearby. Between coupons, language barriers, cash trading hands, idle chit-chat with the cashier about high school football, blah blah blah...I was starting to seethe.
Seeing as how I've named my little piece of blogdom Praise in the Storm, I feel compelled to present something positive from my irritating situation. I could continue to ruminate on the inconvenience, OR I could give thanks in all things (as commanded in I Thess 5:18) and thank God for giving me a lesson in patience. It was only a few minutes of my time and in light of eternity, big whup. What if being delayed prevented me from being in an accident on the way home? Who knows? God is in control of the big and little things in my life. It's best I remind myself of that every day. My attitude is predominantly a matter of choice, so I wish to choose wisely and give thanks. In all things. Hmm...(I need more practice!)
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Great post!
Note: Always go to Target, never Wal-Mart. I make this mistake myself sometimes. It happens to the best of us. :-)
Wal-Mart is bad, its a FACT. Christy is right, pay the extra .80 and go to Target.
BTW I do not agree with the positive spin here, there is no positive spin. Those people are no good, they need to learn they are wasting everyones time and get with it, stop using cash, stop chit chatting etc. Do you not realize that there are others waiting in line behind you? Just like the folks driving on the roads around here, its all about me and tough if I am in your way.
Good on you for finding a "lesson" in that situation. I would have been fuming mildly aloud. I am not a good person
Redemption is near - the Target down the street is almost completed. The neon bullseye is calling my name...
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