Catch Up on my Commute
To get to my new job in downtown Phoenix, Arizona it takes one hour, but my office is only 20 miles from my home. Due to a population of over three million people and few of them who actually live downtown, many people commute into the city. As I was parked on the I-10 Freeway, one of only a few interstates that run from the west to the east coast, I began to pray. Prayers for family and friends filled my thoughts. On my way home this evening, I called my parents and a girlfriend and we had a wonderful time chatting and catching up.
In the past, I would get impatient with the two hour commute and lose my joy and the opportunity to just "be still and know that [He is] God." Am I through getting upset with careless drivers or road closures? Probably not, but I'm working on being more patient, less reactive and more appreciative of the time that I used to say was lost, when in fact, it's one-on-one time I've found to spend with the Lord.
In the past, I would get impatient with the two hour commute and lose my joy and the opportunity to just "be still and know that [He is] God." Am I through getting upset with careless drivers or road closures? Probably not, but I'm working on being more patient, less reactive and more appreciative of the time that I used to say was lost, when in fact, it's one-on-one time I've found to spend with the Lord.
Here we are parked on the I-17, on a Sunday, after a car fire stopped traffic for about 20 minutes.
James 1:19 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.
I will never forget those days! To get through it though, I listened to Christian radio. 90.7FM was my favorite. Hopefully, you'll find some great channels going in to work and coming back from work. Very proud of you.
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