Why? Because when my lead pastor preaches a message and the next day you're living it out!
I started my morning off by leaving my wallet at a gas station which resulted in me heading home earlier and working on our website from home...this afternoon we decided to make a trip to the DMV. A quick picture of some of the things that happened:
- We drove around downtown Kansas City trying to find the building until we finally stopped to ask a cop
- We couldn't find parking so we drove around the building numerous times
- We found out that my parallel parking is rusty
- Ended up making 3 total trips to the DMV because of missing documents
- First estimated wait was 34 minutes, second was 26 minutes and the last 40 minutes
- Second trip home, I saw a bad accident on the highway! Could I get back to the DMV before they closed? I took residential streets which worked
- Third trip, I parked only to find a quarter jammed in the meter. Wanting to be honest, I went and found another spot
The connection: Pastor Richard opened up his message with places that can frustrate you, he led with the idea of going to the DMV. Places like the DMV can drain you, make you tired, can be frustrating and discourage you; can you relate?. He was talking about emotion and how we feel about places we go too; he would go on to preach a sermon on I Love my church. To think, I only caught a fragment of the message while passing by, because of being in the children's area ;) and it came into my thoughts and how I was able to prepare myself for what was a long afternoon. Thank you Pastor Richard for the reminder Monday as I stand here in line, writing this message, helping others understand the DMV system (I have it figured out!) and thinking about all the reasons that have led me to this post. I’ll finish in a little bit, because now it is my turn!
- As I was about to leave he realized that he forgot to put my lender information of my car, which led to voided checks, voided, papers and a series of complications. Wow, icing on the cake to one of the most memorable trips to the DMV. Side note: I have evaluated Missouri, California, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania; be on the lookout for a new blogpost of top three DMV’s by Mike Ott
I am now home, writing! We are currently Missourians, well at least according to our drivers license! I survived the DMV once again! I was able to talk to the guy on the third trip about what I learned at church and told him it set me up to be positive. All of this led me to choose a good attitude, help others, and encourage the workers at the DMV. They really impressed me on how they kept it together; I heard plenty of things while I was there and they definitely go through stress as well!
Lastly, I am reminded of all the positive things that I love about our church, our leaders, our HOPE for reaching the community and yes, a message that I would live out the day after. #ilovemychurch #SouthHaven
