Genesis 37 (I Don't Think I'll Get Away With That Again)

Well it's late again and I used my best don't-have-time-to-blog line last night.
Yep, that weaselly example was my best.
Fairly pathetic really.
Many apologies, it was one of those afternoons and evenings where everything went a tad nutso.
But I still got something out.
Trifle that it was.
Anyway on with the real banter.

I was deeply perplexed this afternoon.
I really needed petrol and I drove past the regular place I go before I realised.
The next place regularly has it's unleaded price 2 or 3 cents more per litre.
Which is why I go to the other place.
Common sense really.
And the counter dude is friendly.
Back to the point.
My car is an old 1979 Datsun ute.
I usually fill it with Premium unleaded and some valve protector.
So I look at the price of Premium in anticipation of paying an extra however much and see.........
It's 3 cents cheaper than where I normally go.
Which has regular unleaded 3 cents cheaper than this place.
Huh?
I'm sure there is a valid reason.
Someone with a degree in global oil practices and a masters in finance and a PhD in who cares, could probably explain it.
Not me.
I pumped in the petrol.
Paid the money.
Drove off.
I think Kasabian were on the radio.
"Shoot the Runner" possibly.
Google is your friend ;)

Genesis 37
The story of Joseph and his brothers.
I'm thinking if I was Dan or Asher or Reuben or any of Joseph's brothers, I probably would have punched him a lot.
Not too hard all the time.
But in the same spot on his arm.
Over and over.
He WAS his dad's favourite.
He did come across a tad pretentious.
Yet, as we know, God was with him and obviously showed him what was in store for him.
If he didn't bug his brothers,
he wouldn't have been sold,
and the rest of the story wouldn't unfold the way it does. (Sneaking a bit ahead of myself here)
This self confidence was born in him by God.
It was necessary later, but gee it would have bugged me.

I guess that's where we need to step back sometimes with some people.
It is easy to punch the annoying ones.
Particularly verbally.
Particularly when they are not around.
But our character needs to be better than that.
You shouldn't judge a book by it's cover,
but I know I do.
I shouldn't gloss over the role God has in someone's life because they bug me.
Maybe they bug me because God needs me to get over that which bugeth me.
I need to remember God sees the big stuff AND the little stuff.
Maybe it's not even about me. (No way!)
Maybe it's about what I can add to someone else's life.
That does bug me.
I could be someone's lesson in what to do.
Aaaaaarrrrrgghh or even what not to do.

Did Joseph annoy Potiphar?
Did Joseph bug the two prisoners?
Did Pharoah want to punch Joseph in the arm a lot?
Need to keep on reading and thinking.

Just scraped it in tonight.
11:50 is pretty fine.
Too many thoughts.

Just when you thought you had me as well.
Mwahahahaha.
Phew