How do you travel...

People amuse me. Especially the kind of person who finds the most random and innocent things aggravating. Then they become so aggravated that they can't stop themselves from sharing their agony and frustration with everyone around them (even in small quarters).

Yesterday I went to the hospital to visit a friend who just delivered one of God's most amazing blessings into this world. For 30 minutes I was in sheer Heaven looking down at this small fragile innocent creature who has no idea the happiness she has and will bring to this world. The smell, the wiggling, the smiling (gas), and the cooing just make you realize how amazing our God is. You can't help but smile.

So I was a little taken a back and a little intrigued by what happened next. I was on the 6th floor and as soon as I stepped on the elevator a gentleman stuck his hand between the closing doors to join me. Immediately we halted on the 5th floor to allow another guest in. I found it quite interesting that when the bell dinged on the 4th floor he let out a large rigorous sigh. "Hmm must be in a hurry."

Then we stopped on the 3rd floor to allow more guests to tag along for the ride. The sigh turns into a heave shaking of the head and a "COME ON!"

I couldn't help but giggle. His head whipped right over to my direction. I just looked down. I secretly couldn't wait to see what would happen if we stopped on the 2nd floor.

Then we did. He put his head down, started swinging side to side, and then stared at his watch for what seemed like 5 minutes while an entire floor of people invaded the elevator. Seriously I have never been in a more jam packed elevator in my entire life. As I kept gliding to the back to allow more people to come on my fellow rider refused to budge as he held on to the close door button.

Finally our destination was before us as we hit the ground floor. Now you would think that this impatient man could at least be a gentleman and let the elderly man or obviously 10 month pregnant woman go before us...not a chance. Door opened and he bolted out the hospital.

Now I will never know where the man was going and what was so important that he had to make everyone else have the elevator ride from...you know where. He walked out with a fierce gleam in his eye and I walked out still chuckling.

As I was riding to my next destination I couldn't help but thinking about how mad this guy was. What did he just witness or come from that made him in such a terrible mood? Or what was so important to him that he had to scramble and race to while ignoring other people around him?

How do you travel through life? Do you find it as an inconvenience every time a new door opens? I like to think that I have God in my side pocket (aka my heart) everywhere I go. I remember when I decided to ask God to go with me everywhere. Ever since then I have tried to just enjoy the ride. I see each new spot with a clearer and more open mindset. I also want everyone to look at me and think "Hey where has she been that has made her so happy? Wonder if she can take me with her?" I want people to allow me to share the Word of God as they wonder where I am headed next.

It seems that when you let God slip away the more impatient you become about the small things and even more about the big things. Your negativity just absorbs all the air and space around you. Everyone else becomes a witness to your aggravated and gloomy state of mind. You try to take control of the journey of life and just keep pushing at all the buttons so that you don't get to enjoy every stop...or worse...you get stuck and you don't allow the One to rescue you.

I hope you aren't rushing through this life. It is meant to be enjoyed and to learn from. It is our time here that we use to learn the Word of God and practice what our Teacher has taught us about living His basic principles. Treasure every passing moment and make sure to take your Father with you.

" So I commend the enjoyment of life, because nothing is better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Then joy will accompany him in his work all the days of the life God has given him under the sun."

Ecclesiastes 8:15

" He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live."

Ecclesiastes 3:11-12

God bless to all of my faithful friends and followers...