What Would You Do?

The ministers at our church are doing a Lenten series of sermons on the book, 30 Days To Live. It basically asks the question, "If you had only 30 days left in this life, what would you do and how would you spend it?"

I usually attend the early service which is a more contemporary version of the typical Sunday service. While giving the sermon, there is interaction between the minister and the congregation, some give and take, and a few laughs. I wasn't prepared for what I heard one Sunday on this subject.

After asking the congregation the above question, "What would you do if you had 30 days to live?", there were many typical answers thrown out by those of us present. "I would quit my job!" "I would spend it with those I love." " I would definitely travel." On and on as I would expect. Then a man on the left raised his hand and put us all in stitches.

"I would go to live with my mother-in-law. Then it would seem like a lifetime!"

Gotta give him credit for that one. His wife sitting next to him wasn't as amused but the rest of us sure got a good laugh at her expense. Love those early morning services!

A STORY WORTH SHARING

“One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was really friendly.

So I asked, ‘Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!’ This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, ‘The Law of the Garbage Truck.’ He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they’ll dump it on you. Don’t take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don’t take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.

The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so ‘Love the people who treat you right. Pray for the ones who don’t.””