Sense of Humor

Have you ever just felt more peaceful and life has gone a little better after a long drawn-out emotion-filled time of self-discovery?  Well, I didn't this last time.  Frist of all, I stayed up WAY past what I should have since I had to be at work at 5am the next day.

So,  prayed that I would just have the strength to make it through my work day on very little rest (after all, shouldn't He grant me this one request since I was focusing on becoming more like Him and letting my flesh die a little more the night prior?). 

I threw on my work clothes, grabbed my coat, and ran out the door to get to work.  I got to the van and realized it was frosted over quite heavily.  I knew there was no time to scrape if I wanted to be on time so in I jumped and after revving the engine a couple of times to "warm it up," off I headed down the road.  I couldn't even see out the tiny little spot you get at the bottom of your windshield from the defroster, so I sped on (not stopping fully at the stop signs- hey, it was 440am!).  I decided it was best that I be able to see where I was going however and so I turned on my windshield spray to try and "melt" the ice on my windshield.  I just kept spraying the crap out of the windshield all the while, driving down the road.....I turned onto the main bypass (speed limit 55) and right about the time I could start to see out of my windshield, I also noticed two things:
I was going 70 mph and there were flashing blue lights behind me.
I pulled off, not even surprised (just thankful my windshield was now clear :)). 
The cop came up to my window and the normal "talk" ensued....do you know how fast you were going?  Why were you going that fast?  All to which I answered, I don't know.  I knew I deserved the ticket and I was just ready to accept it and move on.  Then it got worse!
He sad he had clocked me back at the exit of my subdivision and had been following me ever since!  He also said I was doing 47 in a 25!  Yikes!  (guess I shouldn't have been paying so much attention revving he engine ;)
Then, he asked where I was going and where I worked.  I told him and he said to not bother to got out my proof of insurance or registration.  He warned me to drive slower and walked away!
I was nice and let him go first ;)  then I went on to work.

My point in all that is maybe threefold:
1.  Life does not cut you any breaks and your decisions will always carry consequences.  Was God happy I had just dealt with some of my "junk"- yes.  But did that mean I got a break from the "crap"- no.
2. I fully deserved to not only get a hefty ticket for speeding, but to have my license revoked because of how fast I was going and the way I was driving, but that didn't happen- GRACE.  What a good picture of God and how he treats us!
3. You have to have a good sense of humor.  That was funny!  And it helped get my adrenaline going for work that day ;)