On patience and a promise.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. - II Peter 3:9

Sunset.

There are numerous things about my job that I truly enjoy, ranging from free cookies to checking out pimp houses. There are a few things that aren’t exactly fun like driving in the midst of rush hour traffic or working during prime time TV. However, there is something that offsets that. While I’m driving 10 mph on a highway at 6pm or while I’m cursing the tenth hour of my twelve hour day, I look up.

The past two times I’ve done this, I was gritting my teeth. Well, if I was a teeth gritter I would have been. But then it’s like God said, “Slow down. Enjoy what’s going on.” And He’s got the most amazing sunsets you can have in Dallas (which never compare to west Texas sunsets), complete with the silver-lined clouds and the rays and the colors… I always think that if someone were to pain a picture exactly how it looked sometimes, no one would believe it. Sometimes the sunsets are just that surreal to me.

Today, while I was surprisingly lost heading to my last appointment (I blame Yahoo maps), I looked up. And while I was enjoying the scenery, this thought came into my mind.

“I am going to take care of you.”

And I replied with a “Huh?” and the thought repeated itself. The second go round I accepted this thought and suddenly felt so care free driving around, even if I didn’t know where I was going. Best part is that I know His promise wasn’t exclusive for tonight.