The Back Seat
Have you ever had a really bad day? You know, one of those days when, by midmorning, you wish you could take a mulligan and start all over.
Some days feel like a row of dominoes. One falls, then another, and before long you can’t run fast enough to stop the chain of destruction.
Every text seems to bring another problem. Every time you think you’ve handled one thing, something else needs your attention. It’s almost as if the problems got together beforehand and decided this would be their day.
Yesterday was like that for me. I’m just being honest, it was frustrating.
But yesterday I also got to pick up two of my grands from school. They jumped in the back, buckled up, and just started chatting.
And somewhere in that conversation, I realized what my day was really about.
I had spent so much of it thinking about what was going wrong that I almost missed what was right in front of me. Two little voices in the back seat, telling me about their day.
The problems didn’t disappear during that ride. I’m pretty sure my phone still had a few surprises waiting on me. But for those few minutes, I remembered how blessed I am.
Paul wrote, “In every thing give thanks.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18.
I don’t think that means I have to be thankful for every problem. But even on a frustrating day, there’s often something good asking for my attention.
Yesterday, mine was in the back seat.
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By Nathan Clark