Yesterday I climbed in the car to pick up some friends for Bible - TopicsExpress

Yesterday I climbed in the car to pick up some friends for Bible study. The person who was supposed to pick them up canceled and suddenly I was juggling preparing the study, preparing my home, and picking up women from two different areas of the city. I have to be honest. In the past, I would have been annoyed, except for a teaching I heard that Sunday. We were reminded that our faith wasnt to be served, but the privilege of serving. So I put my hands on the steering wheel and started praising God for the opportunity to serve Him in such a small way. For the beautiful women who came, who didnt have cars, and yet they tried every week to arrive because they were so hungry for more of God. I thanked Him for one friends delightful laugh and smile, for anothers tenacity in the midst of a hard situation, for one of my friends who recently lost her dad and almost her joy, but who had rediscovered it. It changed the entire drive from annoyance to praise and celebration. My car became church as God and I considered how amazing it was to be able to love others, even in small ways like driving across town. Which makes me wonder. . . do we rob ourselves of a celebration and settle for anger, annoyance, irritation instead? I know I have. So, today, join me as we talk about the all-about-me trap that can divide relationships, hurt churches, and cause our faith to be less about others and more about us at tsuzanneeller/2015/01/08/not-all-about-me/