A Shortcut Is Not Always That Short (standard:humor, 903 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: May 02 2021	Views/Reads: 1005/728	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Sometimes I'm tempted to take a shortcut in my relationship with God. I sometimes think that I know better than God, and it always ends up in some level of tragedy.

I have always appreciated shortcuts in life. If I can find a shortcut, I
will take it because time is valuable to me. I take pride in coming up 
with a shortcut that actually saves me time. 

However, not all of my shortcuts have really been that short and I have
paid the price. 

Last week, for example, I had to go clear across town for my appointment
with my eye doctor. Somehow I think they try to figure out where to 
place a doctor's office, so it isn't easy to get there, especially when 
there's a time element involved. 

My eye appointment went rather well, and I was happy with the results. I
had made the appointment very close to the next appointment I needed on 
the other side of town. 

Have you ever noticed when you have two appointments on the same day,
they are at the opposite ends of town? I hate that. 

But I was going to take advantage, and I was going to find a shortcut
across town. 

I am a very careful driver. Every time I leave the house, the Gracious
Mistress of the Parsonage always says, "Drive careful." As if she 
thought I would be a crazy driver. 

As I left the doctor's office, I thought I would take a different route
to go on the other side of town for my next appointment. I've lived in 
this town for quite a few years, and I thought I knew every street in 
this town. But I guess I didn't know everything I needed to know. 

When I'm driving, I'm always careful to watch out for the other drivers.
It's not that I'm a lousy driver; it's that other people can be and 
sometimes are bad drivers. So I am careful about the drivers that are 
in front of me and behind me. 

I usually have a GPS with me, but I had taken it out and used it
somewhere else for some reason. Who knows where? 

That didn't bother me because I knew exactly where I was going. I was
going to map out a shortcut to save time. 

Driving down one block, I noticed a street to my right that I thought I
recognized, and so I made the turn and followed that street. Then I 
came to a street that took another right, and so I followed that. As I 
was driving through, I didn't recognize anything that I could remember. 


My problem is, as I drive, I sometimes get thinking about a project I'm
working on. It might be an article, it might be a sermon, it might be 
just about anything. Once I get thinking about that project, I'm not 
too conscious of my environment. Yes, I do pay attention to the other 
cars. 

I planned to make it to my next appointment at least 20 minutes ahead of
time to sit back and relax and wait for that appointment. I always 
carry a notebook, so when I have a little off time, I can jot down some 
notes and make sure I'm not forgetting what I've been thinking of while 
driving. 

I really hate it when I have an excellent idea, but I can't remember
that idea when I stop and want to write it down. 

Just then, I saw a street sign to the right that I kind of remembered
and gladly turned down that street believing I was going to get their 
way ahead of my schedule and I would have plenty of time just to get 
caught up on my notes. I was smiling as I was driving down that street. 


As I was driving, I recognized some of the buildings on both sides of
the street and was very confident that I had it made. 

My only regret was that I didn't have the Gracious Mistress of the
Parsonage with me to boast about my shortcuts. If there's one thing she 
doesn't like, it's my shortcuts. According to her, my shortcuts always 


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