Attitude Check!

Okay, this must be the Monday because so far things haven't gone according to my plan.  But I still feel lucky.

I got up, got ready for work.  Since this is VBS, I will be gone for about 14 1/2 hours a day for the first four days this week.  So I packed a bag with my clothes in it, gathered up some extra stuff and went out to the car.  Where are my keys?  Hmm.  I haven't seen them since sometime yesterday.  Wait, Allie and Austin had my keys and last night they said something about where they put them.  Hmmm.

Well, nope, I don't know where they are, so I take the spare key.  I start to work late and as I am heading toward the highway, I hear on the radio that there is an accident at my entrance/exit area.  Sigh.  So as I drive over the freeway, traffic is back up and no one is getting on.  All those cars are just sitting there.  Luckily, I know my way around pretty good and I maneuver my way around town to get farther south to get on the highway.  It's an extra five to ten minutes, but it's better than sitting in traffic.

So as I sit at a light on the highway, I call work and tell them to expect me late.  I jump on the road and dash down towards my destination.  I make good time because no one is coming south.  I make it give or take 5 minutes. 

I walking in to the first floor of our seven story building to find out that the elevators are not working.  Okay, not biggie, I'm on the third floor.  So I walked up the 36 stairs.  I get there.  Then I am informed and feel for myself that the air conditioning is off too.  Great!

So my day was starting out bad, but i could have made it worse by posting an attitude of grumpiness, and just plain meanness.  But I haven't.  I like Paul.  He had troubles all around him, done to him, and yet he could still pen these words.

Philippians 4: 11-13
  Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.
 I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need.
 I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.

I could have woke Allie up screaming for her to find my car keys.  But all that would resolve was that she would be in a bad mood, I would be in a bad mood and who wants that? 
I could have sat in traffic and grumbled about not getting to work on time.   But, then I think of those who a) where in the accident and b)do not have a car at all.  I'm not in that kind of attitude.

I could have been mad that the elevators were not working.  I've been trying to go and down the stairs more anyway, so I just started my day off with that.

I could complain that it's too hot in my office, but the guys and gals in the back have it worse. 

So instead, I thank God that I had a car, wasn't in an accident, could walk up the stairs and hey, I've been hotter.  I drank water instead of my cappuccino I usually fix. I kept my attitude in check and feel more at peace today.
And finally the air is back on.  Praise God!