Glimpse

Today I was at a gas station, and a well-dressed, middle-aged woman stormed in. She jumped in front of me in line and slammed her hand down on the counter. Angry woman proceeded to scream at the poor lady across the counter. Angry woman was ticked that the pump machine wouldn't take her card; the worker apologized, and the conversation ended when angry woman screamed, "THAT's the reason that machine is out there - so I don't have to come in here and look at you!"

WOW.... crazy! I just stood there with my mouth open, not even trying to hide my disgust! This whole incident got me thinking that that's all it takes - one little moment might be all you convey about yourself to someone else. How frightening. It scares me to think what glimpses of my character other people have seen. Don't hear what I'm not saying - I'm going to mess up. And people will see that. But regardless, I've got to keep in mind that my public actions and choices are just that - public, and accordingly, representative of God and of my character.

What glimpse am I giving? What glimpses are you giving?