Why am I always in the wrong line????

Do you guys have the same problem that I have.  It  doesn't matter which line I end up in, it becomes the wrong line and I always search out the shortest, fastest moving line that I can find.  I do this in Wal-marts,  the supermarkets, McDonalds drive through and any place that requires a line but no matter what line I am in it becomes the wrong line quick.  It seems like within minutes of getting in a line something happens.  Either the cashier has to get a price check, the person at the counter remembers they forgot something and go running to get it, or something breaks. This always happens if I am in a hurry, needing to get somewhere or just wanting to get home after a long day at work.

As I stand in line, I can feel my patience running out.  The longer I stand in line the more steam I feel coming out my ear.  Why does this annoy me so much?  Why am I impatient??  I promise you that I do not pray for patience!!

Maybe God is trying to teach me something.  Maybe He wants me to slow down, relax and look around.  I might see someone that needs a kind word, a frazzled checkout person that needs a smile or a crying baby that needs someone to play peek-a-boo with them.  If I am in too much of a hurry I might miss a blessing.  This is really hard to write but maybe I should thank God for  allowing me to be in the wrong line.

Colossians 3:17

New International Version (NIV)

¹⁷ And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.