Pet Peeves

As I have been driving, there is one thing that I really have developed a distaste for. I would classify it as a "pet peeve." It really sets me off whenever it happens. You can ask my wife how I react when it happens with her in the vehicle. It is how people get on the freeway.

All too often they seem to think that it is okay to take their time getting up to speed as they merge into traffic that is going at least 55 mph. That is how fast my rig goes most of the time. They wait until the last minute to look to the left to see how they are going to fit into the flow of traffic. They wait to speed up so they can safely merge. Most of the time I am forced to make a decision that I am not happy with because it causes me to lose momentum. I get upset over this "little" thing and I want to just give them a little nudge to get them going, blow my horn at them to wake them up or just not move so they have to make the adjustment. My nature thinks I have the right to get upset with how these people drive and inconvenience me. Is it right for me to think and act this way?

I consider how God must feel and think about me each time I do the same stupid thing time and time again. The difference between His reaction and mine is that He righteously can get upset with me. I'm the one doing it wrong all the time. I'm the one that messes it up. He could just run me over, yell at me, blow a horn in my ear and get His point across to me. After all, we are told by God himself: "I hate sin." He is not just indifferent about it, mildly upset by it, or become calloused to it. He wants to push away anyone and anything that has to do with sin. That is His nature.

Thankfully, what He did to deal with my sins and all sins: forgive them because of the blood shed to pay for them, allows me to deal with myself and the people in this world. We will all continue to mess up, sin, and do things that upset others. However, as His Children, we can forgive each other and go on.  We can get over out "pet peeves" and learn to love instead of get upset. But still, if you see a big, orange truck coming at you as you get on the freeway, step on it and get moving down the road please. :)