A man hailed a taxi to take him to the airport. They were moving into the right lane when a big car suddenly pulled out of a parking space right in front of them. The taxi driver slammed on his brakes and missed the other car only by inches!
The driver of the other car stuck his head out the window and shouted angry words at them. The taxi driver smiled and waved at the guy. The passenger was amazing that his driver was so cool about this, so he asked, "How could you do that? That guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!"
The driver responded, "He's just a garbage truck. Some people run around full of the garbage of anger and stupidity, and they need a place to dump it, so they dump it on you. The secret," he said, "is don't take it personally. Smile, wave at them and move on. Don't take their garbage and spread it around."
That taxi driver was a smart man! Contented people don't let garbage trucks take over their day. Life is too short to let the foolish actions of others ruin your day. There are better things to do than absorb other people's garbage. It's better to avoid the garbage trucks and live the way you want to, not with what is thrown at you. Life is half what you make it and half how you take it.
During his three-year ministry, Jesus had piles of garbage dumped on Him and it came mostly from angry religious people who should have known better. But instead of reacting with more anger, He usually walked away. When they tried to trick Him, He ignored them or re-directed their words back at them. He had better things to do than walk around in their garbage.
Jesus' main work was to show people God's love in the Kingdom of God. This He did best on Calvary, the ugliest landfill in human history. He showed us what God wanted to do with human garbage, turning it into a blessing for us. Instead of dumping back on us, He forgave us, and poured out His grace on us.
That's amazing grace from our amazing God.
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