The illusive art of catching up (standard:Inspirational stories, 908 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Oct 24 2011	Views/Reads: 2598/1710	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Is it just me, or do others have trouble catching up? Just when it looks like I am almost caught up with some project or my to-do-list, something happens setting me back a few paces. One step forward, as they say and for me 17 steps backward. Or, so it se

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and I earnestly prayed I would get to the gas station on time. 

I sighed with relief as I approached a gas station. The station had just
opened and the sign on the pump informed me I needed to pay for the gas 
before pumping it. 

No problem. I ambled in, presented my credit card and purchased $20
worth of gas. There is a good feeling associated with a schedule well 
in hand. I glanced at my watch and noticed I was two minutes ahead of 
schedule. 

With a whistle on my lips and air between my ears, I got into my car and
drove away. Two miles later, I glance at the gas gauge and noticed it 
had not moved. I tapped the gauge and nothing happened. At that time, 
the car sputtered and coughed ominously. 

Then, like a bolt of lightening, it struck me. I had paid for the gas
and drove away without pumping it into my car. By this time, the car 
engine stopped and I had just enough momentum to pull to the side of 
the road. 

I sat there a few minutes pondering my dilemma. I knew what I had to do
but I did not want to do it. Slowly, I picked up my cell phone and 
dialed the dreaded number. The phone rang and in a moment, I heard 
myself speaking into the phone, “Honey, can you...” 

Waiting for my wife to bring a can of gas I thought of a verse of
scripture. “Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, 
to him it is sin” (James 4:17 KJV). 

Good intentions must be accompanied with appropriate action. 


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