It seems as if some days the day is set against me. Like the other day when I needed to get a new driver’s license. I looked everything up online and got everything organized to go to the DMV. I asked God to come with me that day because I knew the wait would be a trial.

I headed out after making my appointments for the afternoon. I drove to the office that I had gone to last time and there was no office for the DMV at that location anymore. So I used my GPS to locate another DMV and drove clear across town to that location. That location did not handle licenses. So I went to the location that I knew was going to be packed. Yep, it was packed with a long line. A lady said that it was a two to three hour wait. I decided to do my appointments and come back later.

I rushed through my appointments and went back. There was still a line. I started talking with a guy who had been in India for a couple of years. We chatted on and off throughout our long wait and I enjoyed talking with him about the differences in culture and landscape between America and India. I know now where I will visit when I go to India.

I was tempted to get my license some other day but I knew that another day would present the same complications, so I remained patient. I kept reminding God that I had asked him to be with me that day and was wondering why I was hitting so many obstacles. Sometimes I think He allows obstacles to test us. I certainly felt tested. Being a pretty high energy and impatient sort of gal I was very pleased with myself at the end of the day. I did not lose my temper, not one cuss word was spoken by me and I got my new license. The lady at the DMV even thanked me for coming in.

At times life can present difficulties which seem unnecessary but it is not what life gives us which determines our character but rather what we give back.