People

I didn’t want to be around People today. I took the day off work to run a couple of errands then my plan was to go home and be by myself. On my way home, I hear this thump thump thump sound. I find a safe place to pull over and check the tires on my car. Sure enough, there’s a nail in one of the tires. Since I have a warranty on the tires, I can’t just go to one of those quick shops on the way home. Off to the dealership I go.

I’m so frustrated by the time I get there because I know that I will have a wait ahead of me. I’d just gotten my car serviced at the beginning of the month and I was there for over an hour and a half. And I had not planned an hour car service in my day for today. Remember, I just wanted to be by myself. Of course you know the service waiting area is full of People. And the longer I sat, I started hearing the wait time of the People who were there before me: 3 hours.

As I write this, I am now on my third hour of wait time: for the removal of a nail from my tire. And there are even more People waiting. As frustrated as I was when I came in, I’m a little less frustrated. I guess you’re wondering why I haven’t completely cooled off after three hours. Well, at one point during my wait, someone allowed their special needs child to jump in my lap… REALLY!!! Not only did I NOT want to be around People, now those People are allowing their People to invade my space.

Guess where I am now? In my garage. For three hours and thirty minutes I sat in the service waiting area. So I decided to write about it. As I wrote the final word -space, in the paragraph above, they called my name saying my vehicle service was complete. Mission accomplished? I immediately felt ALL the frustration leave my body. A lot of it was leftover from a situation from the day before. I knew this was God letting me know that he knows every step I take and every move I make: He has my back. I don’t have to run and hide or be alone. And because I’m living in His will, purpose and plan for my life, there’s nothing People can do that He didn’t already know about and has already given me the victory.