Under a Microscope
I have always laughingly said, “You better behave where ever you go because you never know who you will run into.” This was truth demonstrated a couple of weeks ago when I was on a trip. The weather was “iffy” because they were predicting a winter storm for the early morning hours, so my husband and I decided to drive down the night before and stay in a hotel in order to avoid any early morning predicaments.
It was around 11:00PM when we arrived at the hotel. I was beat from a long day of work, rushing home to pack and the 2+ hour drive in the rain snow slush. Standing in the lobby waiting to check-in I looked up to see a young couple from our church that had the same idea that we had. They were flying to California in just a few hours for some rest, relaxation and warm weather and wanted to make sure they make their flight.
The next morning after a good night’s sleep we were settled on the plane when I looked up and saw that a co-worker was boarding the plane. We had discussed our trips while in the office, but had no idea that we would be on the same flight. He was being deployed to the Bimini Bay Resort and Marina to work for the next month. Although our ultimate destinations were different, our first leg would take us both through Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
As happens frequently at DFW, inclement weather in the area was affecting the flight schedules. Our connecting flight had been canceled and the next flight had been delayed. While seated with the other stranded travelers up walks a friend and co-worker who was returning from Brazil and on her way to Houston which was also our final destination.
Three unanticipated encounters in less than 12 hours, shows that it doesn’t matter what time of day, if we are close to home or far away, we should be aware that we might run into people that we know, so we should always “be on our best behavior.”
Now you might consider it odd that I believe we should even care what other people think about what we are doing, where we are going, or the things that we say, but as Christians we are under a constant microscope. People do care—they want to see if we are authentic in our faith or if it is just lip service. Our good behavior should not be out of guilt or compulsion or fear, but it should overflow from the desire to live lives no matter where we are that will bring glory and honor to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
1 John 3:18 Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.
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