Looks More Like a Puma

When tragedy strikes, it’s easy to ask “Why, God?”.

But when annoyance strikes, that’s rarely the first thing that comes to mind. When I get stopped at a red light, my most natural response is to wonder how I could possibly hit seven in a row! Or how is it necessary for this rinky-dink cross street to have a such a long light? There’s nothing there but a Food Lion (which I now hate by association). Turns out - God made red lights.  What’s more, He engineered the circumstances that put me at that red light at that exact moment. Why would a loving God do that?! He could have made it green - would have been no trouble at all.

Well, friends I can’t tell you why you got a flat tire or why there’s noisy tree frogs in your pool or why there’s a guy driving 45 in the left lane of the interstate or why Windows has so many bugs… But! I do know why God made red lights. (Somehow, I feel like I shouldn’t be giving this secret away for free…but I really don’t have time to monetize it, so)t:

1. Get some index cards.
2. Write Bible verses on them - reference on one side, verse on the other.
3. Stick them to the sun visor in the driver’s seat of your car.
4. When you get stuck at a red light - pull one down, read it, think about it for a sec, and it should be about time to go again.
5. Work on it in your head until you get to the next red light.
6. Check your knowledge, then pull down the next card.

Do this for long enough, and you’ll learn to hate green lights! (maybe)

Also, when you make your index cards (if you tweet), tweet which verses you’re working on with the tag #MemoryVerseMonday. It’s not a meme yet, but it totally should be.