Well, I’m back from a seven week ministry trip. It’s good to sleep in my own bed again! I intend to share some of my experiences with you in the weeks ahead.

Stuckey’s establishments seem to be disappearing across our land. However, I found one on the way home sitting near old, famous Route 66 and I-40. As I pulled in, I noticed an enormous RV with a very small hatchback attached.

In the back window of the hatchback was a large sign that read: “Be Patient. I’m Pushing A Big Motor Home”. I grabbed my digital camera and positioned myself to get a picture. (I invited the lady to get in the picture, but she declined.)

As I drove away, I started thinking about the potential lessons that might be found in this brief encounter. First, I tried to get inside the mind of this little, tiny car. I could hear the car saying, “Boy, am I doing great. It’s a tough job. After all, I’m so small and this RV is sooooooooooo big. However, I understand that my task in life is to push this thing wherever I want it to go. It gets hard. Sometimes I want to give up. But, I know that if I keep on faithfully pushing, we’ll somehow, some way get to our destination intact.”

Second, I climbed inside the mind of the RV. I could hear the RV saying, “Having this little car attached to me is a bit like having a wart. I can’t seem to shake loose very often. It’s just about always there, depending on me for everything. Where would it be if I weren’t faithfully doing my job? Poor, pitiful little tin can.”

Next, my brain kicked into high gear. The little car thought it was doing all the work, that the success of their mission depended solely and entirely on him/her. The RV thought that the hatchback was totally dependent on it. As I evaluated the matter, it appeared that the RV was the lead instrument in the duet. It provided companionship, fellowship, leadership, guidance, direction, turn signals, brakes, acceleration and deceleration. Through the umbilical cord, other drivers knew when this duo was going to brake, turn, etc.

Isn’t it funny that we often think we’re in charge? Kinda like Al Haig at the White House when President Reagan was shot? We feel that the success or failure of our life’s mission is dependent on our ability to push the whole agenda down the road?

Many different life lessons came to mind, but I first wanted to give you an opportunity to expand on the theme and tell me what the Lord said to you through this story.

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