Huffy and GodWith us being human and all, from time to time we will have huffiness or maybe better put, we will get exasperated over a situation we are in. There’s never a good enough excuse for getting huffy but it happens. Last night I was tired and slightly on the grouchy side!
I had gone to the doctor for an ear infection late yesterday afternoon. I was tired from the night before from lack of sleep because my jaw and ear were swollen from infection. After the doctor visit all I wanted to do was get my prescriptions, go home and sleep.
As I waited in line for my prescriptions all I was thinking about was how miserable and tired I was, wishing everyone would hurry so I could go home, the line was long. When I finally made it to the counter I was hopeful and anxious, but the young lady said my prescriptions wouldn’t be ready for another 10 minutes, so I preceded to walk around the store aimlessly, finally sitting on a bench next to the pharmacy to wait.
By this time the line was even longer and now I was also hungry…so I got back in line and waited some more, this time I was EXTREMELY hopeful since about 30 minutes had gone by…but alas it wasn’t to be, my prescriptions still weren’t ready!!! The nice young lady said it would be another 10 minutes….SIGH! Now I was really feeling “heated”. I went and sat back down feeling quite perturbed, I was ready to go home, I was hungry, my ear and jaw hurt and I was sleepy! At this moment of feeling sorry for myself God showed me why I had to wait.
Another lady that had been waiting in line way in the back found that her prescriptions weren’t ready either. She came to sit beside me and we started talking about waiting, she was such a sweet lady, told me about her job and it turned out that I knew her employer, then she told me about her husband, he has cancer. I knew right then why I had to wait, she needed someone, a stranger to encourage her, to pray for them, to let her know that someone cared, God had me wait so I could be the one to help and minister to her.
Another lesson learned. I immediately felt humbled and thankful. My aches and pains were forgotten as we talked about God, prayer, His strength and faithfulness, her husband and their struggle.
Sometimes, in fact a lot of times we have to wait…maybe waiting isn’t about us, maybe it’s about slowing down long enough to care for someone else in their time of need. Next time you find yourself waiting, resist the urge to get out of sorts. Look around, someone may be there that needs you. Open your heart and let God lead.
nila~
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