Shuttle

So I’m waiting for the shuttle and they say 10 minutes. Call back in 15. They say 10 to 15 mins. Call back 15 mins later. They apologize and get there in 10. Finally I am able to join the team at Perkins. I am not blaming the shuttle, or bashing it even, it was just a series of events that led to me sitting on the curb for 40 minutes as I waited for the shuttle. It was 1 o’clock and I only had a cookie and had biked and was getting hungrier and more impatient. (I found out I can easily slip into emotionality and depression when I am hungry) Instead of getting upset, I took joy in the challenge God had presented before me. There were no serious consequences of me waiting, just a little lesson in patience. So that made me happy.

And while I was waiting I was reading Job and needless to say my small dilemma was nothing compared to the problems of Job. So that was a little humbling. It is so easy to get upset over the little things (especially when hungry), but I have got it good! Plus, this was a little answer to prayer. I asked God to help challenge me, and although it sounds trivial, I almost let myself get really peeved. Thanks God for the challenge and for the perspective.