>Next time your morning seems to be going wrong, the
> children are slow
> getting dressed , you can't seem to find the car
> keys, you hit every
> traffic light, don't get mad or frustrated; God is
> at work watching over
> you.
> Doubtful? Think about this:
> After Sept. 11th, one company invited the remaining
> members of other
> companies who had been decimated by the attack on
> the Twin Towers to
> share their available office space. At a morning
> meeting, the head of
> security told stories of why these people were
> alive...... and all the
> stories were just 'little' things.
>
> As you might know, the head of the company got in
> late that day because
> his son started kindergarten. Another fellow was
> alive because it was
> his turn to bring donuts. One woman was late because
> her alarm clock
> didn't go off in time. One was late because of being
> stuck on the NJ
> Turnpike because of an auto accident. One missed his
> bus. One spilled
> food on her clothes and had to take time to change.
> One's car wouldn't
> start. One went back to answer the telephone. One
> had a child that
> dawdled and didn't get ready as soon as he should
> have. One couldn't get
> a taxi. The one that struck me was the man who put
> on a new pair of
> shoes that morning, took the various means to get to
> work but before he
> got there, he developed a blister on his foot. He
> stopped at a drugstore
> to buy a Band-Aid. That is why he is alive today.
>
> Now when I am stuck in traffic, miss an elevator,
> turn back to answer a
> ringing telephone ... all the little things that
> annoy me . I think to
> myself, this is exactly where God wants me to be at
> this very moment.
> May God continue to bless you with all those
> annoying little things and
> may you remember their possible purpose.