Yesterday I observed an unusual sight while stopped at a traffic light. The driver in the car next to me was on her smart phone, which isn't rare. However, in her other hand she held a turtle. That's right, a live turtle, about 6 inches in diameter, was being held by its shell, with its belly up, head moving and feet grasping for anything solid. My reaction was laughter, then many questions. Why did she have a turtle? Why was she holding the turtle while driving? How was she going to drive with her hands full? Was the turtle uncomfortable? Why couldn't she put the turtle in a box? Was it a pet or a turtle she found along the road? Would she have an accident while holding the turtle? Would the turtle survive a car accident? Why wasn't she putting aside the turtle and the phone to concentrate on driving?
I wonder how the Lord looks at us sometimes, with our hands full of random things, distracted by irrelevant stuff, and unable to focus on the job at hand.
Colossians 3:2 Set your mind in things above, not on things on the earth.
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