I'm sitting here reading about the tragic car accident on the interstate yesterday. I recall how inconvenienced I felt because I had to drive ten extra miles and it took nearly thirty minutes more to get to work. How dare they!
Today, though, I started to realize that I have been pretty fortunate. Yesterday two families changed forever from death, and nearly sixty more changed from injury and trauma. All I have to deal with is a little less gas, and mild inconvenience.
The lesson I wan to focus on is that you just never know what your day is going to hold. Those two men certainly didn't know that they were going to wake up and head into work at four o'clock in the morning only to die thirty minutes later. When they kissed their wife and told her good bye, they didn't know (and neither did she) that that was the last time.
This morning I kissed my wife and told her that I would see her later. I had no way of truly knowing if that was true. I should be thankful that so far it still holds true, and then make sure that I take advantage of that extra time to make a difference.
Lord, today, help me to take advantage of the extra time you have given to me. Let me work for you. Send me some work for your kingdom. Amen
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