CHANGING SEATS

Once upon a time, a man got on a bus. It was a big bus with many seats. There were a lot of people on the bus, so many, that the man was a bit intimidated. He didn't know where to sit...and he had carry-on baggage to boot! Wherever he went people would say, "This seat is saved" or "Someone is already sitting here" or even "Go away, I don't want you to sit here".

He finally found a seat next to a man named Bill who was very kind and inviting. He sat down, got as comfortable as he could, and started talking with him. After a few miles he started to get uncomfortable. Bill started insisting that his way of sitting in the seat was the best way and his view out the window was better than everyone else's, even though everyone with a window seat on his side of the bus saw exactly the same scenery.

The man decided to try and find another seat at the next rest stop. When everyone got back on the bus, the only seat left was right behind the Driver. It was a single seat so there was no one to talk to..and the Driver wasn't supposed to talk to the passengers, it was against policy. As the bus started to roll again, the Driver reached under His seat and pulled out a Book and passed it back to the man. When he opened the Book, it started with an introduction of who the Driver was. He was the One to get you to your destination; He was the One in whom you could place all your trust, because He knew the route quite well.

There were some passengers with which the man could converse freely, and they seemed to know the Driver quite well. One woman told him that she only rode on this Driver's bus, that no one else could take her where she wanted to go...because she only wanted to go where the Driver went.

All the people had the same destination, but many would grow weary of the long road and request to be let off. They felt like the Driver was going in circles and the destination was Make Believe. The man, as he got to know the Driver through the Book and conversing with others who knew Him, was quite happy. He knew the Driver had the best Way to go and although not everyone saw what he saw and heard what he heard, they all knew and trusted the Driver...I guess you could say they had Faith in Him.

Think about it.

Right on Time

There once was a man who decided to go swimming. He had everything he needed to swim - swimsuit to cover his nakedness, SPF 15 sunblock to protect him from burning, goggles to see clearly and, lastly, a snorkle to be able to breathe.

He made his way past the "Baywatch" lifeguards into the ocean. He began to swim over to a cove just knowing that he would see some beautiful sea life there. He thought he really had it together, but the swimsuit was ill-fitting, the goggles fogged up, the sun block wasn't waterproof and the snorkle had a crack in it. In fact, the snorkle let in too much water and he started to strangle and thrash about in the water. He thought he was a goner because he was too far away for the lifeguards to see him.

He was about to go under...his nose was, literally, the only thing above the water, when he felt a strong arm encircle his upper body and pull him above the surface. He was still sputtering and gasping as he was pulled ashore. The Man who saved him was pushing the water from his lungs and was prepared to perform mouth-to-mouth, when the man vomited the last of the salt water from his body. As he lay on the sand, heaving, he looked up into the eyes of the One who came to his rescue. He wasn't a lifeguard, but He had definitely guarded this man's life.

As the man came to the point where he could speak again, he started to brow-beat the Man who saved him..."Where were you? Why did it take you so long? What were you waiting for?", and on, and on.

The Man only smiled and said, "Your nose had not yet gone under and you're still alive...the way I see it, I was right on time."

Think about it.