Road Rage Day Two

Yesterday, I wrote about someone waving me on in traffic. Today it was a different story. Someone was following too close, and I made a right turn. Granted I didn't give a turn signal which was my fault, and evidently the driver behind me didn't like it. She honked her horn. The truth is, if I'd thrown on my brakes and she rear-ended me, it would be her fault. I think it's a car's length for every ten miles for following. So if the speed limit is 40 miles an hour, you should have four car lengths between you and the driver in front of you. But I thought about the difference in my experience yesterday and the one today. It was harder to pray for her, but I did because I know that is what God would've wanted me to do. And the truth is, praying felt a lot better than me honking or yelling back at her!

What do you do when someone lets you break in traffic?

This morning I had to yield to a steady stream of traffic. I was prepared for the long haul of waiting for a quick break, but a kind soul waved me on to my destination. She was actually smiling. I say that because I've had people with irritated looks on their faces wave me on. It's almost road rage during an act of kindness! Anyway, I waved my thank you back to this nice lady. But other times this happened to me, I felt like it wasn't enough to just wave. So now when someone waves me on~~~I say a prayer for them. And I hope they feel it for the rest of their day.