Drive

My finger taps on the steering wheel as I cruise down the street listening to some Eric Clapton on the radio. My mind begins wandering as I think about the weather and I fail to see the car ahead of me and in the lane next to me slow. A moment later the car shoots out in front of me, within inches of colliding. Adrenaline kicks in and I slam on the brakes and veer into the oncoming lane. I slam on the horn and the other driver pulls away leaving me angry and in the wrong lane. I get back onto my side of the road and fume angrily at the obviously incompetent other driver.
  I was pretty mad. I almost got in a serious collision because of them. It was almost all their fault... Now that I think about it I wonder why I felt so mad. They didn't hit me. They didn't yell at me. I may have been in their blind spot. It could have been my fault. What made me so angry? I think I know. I felt like I was disrespected. I didn't deserve that did I? What a stupid thing to get mad over. What do I deserve? I deserve what Christ endured for me on the cross. I deserve death; the wages of my sins. So what if that person hit me? Who cares? Well I would care and they might but really, how insignificant is that in the grand scheme of things? I feel like I have some kind of entitlement to being treated good when I honestly don't even deserve to live. I deserve death. Not only death, I deserve Hell. Hot, fiery, torturous Hell. I deserve all this yet I have life. Not a finite life; I have an everlasting life bought and paid for by my kindsman redeemer.
  I deserved to crash. I deserved to crash and die and go to Hell for my sins. I didn't crash. I was put off the path of my sins and set on a different course away from destruction. How did I respond? How do I respond? I responded not by thanking God for protecting me or wondering about the other driver. Is it a he or she? Are they saved? Are they struggling in their life? I assumed it was all about me and how i was wronged and how they need to pay for their sin against me.
  Wow.
  That's scary.
  Thank God Jesus came and saved from that behavior. As can be seen from today, that behavior manifests itself every now and then in me. I'm a sinner. That's what I do; sin. But thank God I don't need to be under the curse any more. My life is changed because he didn't give me what I deserve. He took what I deserved (death) and gave me that which I didn't deserve (life). Our God truly is awe-inspiring.
  I've heard the saying, "Drive defensively!" Bull... Drive offensively. I'm not talking about cars, I'm talking about your life. Drive through life looking for Christ in every situation. Take the offense and seek Him out. You'll be surprised how He shows Himself to you.