FORGIVEN!

HISTORY:  I have always said if you want to see me act "unchristianlike" just ride with me.  I find it very hard not to say something derogatory when people pass on a double yellow line, pull out in front of you only to turn 100 yds down the road, people use a turning lane as a merging lane, when turn signals become optional, etc...  you get the idea.  Everone's license should be revoked when I'm driving so I can get my errands done!!!  Don't judge me, I'm sure I'm not the only one with pet peeves, but has God ever spoken to you during this time of pet-peeveness...?  He did me... here is my story.

MY STORY:  It is Friday afternoon and instead of going in the general direction of home, I am headed into the opposite direction in which black clouds loom above in a distance patiently waiting for my arrival before they unleash the flood of water destined to fall.  My daughter and I had an errand to run, to find the perfect white dress.  Do you know how hard it is to find the perfect white dress?  Plain white dress?  It ain't easy.  Needless to say we visited every clothing store and accessory shop to find the perfect dress and savvy accessories to complete the look.  Why so many stores?  My daughter is a teenager.. (need I say more).  

Anywho....   After many rain showers later, that seemed to start as we were exiting the car and seemed to stop when we got back to the car,  we were headed out of downtown and toward the general vicinity of home, when out of nowhere a car pulled out in front of me from a side street.  My daughter turned to look at me to see what I was going to say (i never curse) and I proceeded to speak the following;

- I can't believe he just pulled out in front of me

- Did he even look to see if anyone was coming?

- He doesn't need a driver's license

- He doesn't know who he pulled out in front of.

Before I could say anything else, I looked at his license plate and it read FRGIVEN.  My daughter turned to look at me and said, "Mom, I think God has heard enough!"

So a new page has been turned and now when someone doesn't drive according to my standards the license plate FRGIVEN flashes across my mind.  Not to forgive the one who pulled out in front of me, but as a reminder that God forgave me for passing judgement.