Move to the front of the line.

The first time I went to a taping of The Family Feud in Atlanta, I was with my cousin.  I think it was her second time going. We stood in line outside, which moved fast. No problem. Occasionally the Assistant would count everyone in line. She wasn't really looking to see our actual tickets. When we got to the entrance, the Intern asked about phones and said they needed to be left in the car.  I took both our phones back to the car. She ushered my cousin into the building.  When I returned to the building, I got at the back of the line. I was the last person. No one else got in line behind me, but I wasn't worried. I was behind four ladies - tall, gorgeous, awesome outfits, together. They all looked down at me with a side-eye, rolled-eye, smirk, turned up lip. (You know how some women are.) I turned away because it didn't matter.  I wasn't going to give that 'negative attitude toward another woman' back at them. For what? It's rude. It doesn't move anyone up the line in Glory.  Anyway, I stood there hanging out in my own mind - lol.  A few minutes goes by, then the Assistant began walking down the line counting. When she was still near the top of the line, she saw me. She walked past everyone, down to me and said, "Why are you back here? I already counted you. You could have come up to the door when you got back from your car. Come on to the front of the line." She proceeded to take me past everyone to the front of the line and through the doors. As we walked past the four ladies, their snide looks changed. (My nice look didn't change. I hadn't done anything special and wasn't better than them.  I just so happened to have gotten there earlier. No big deal. Everyone had to stand in the same line. I had just been to the top of the line already and the Assistant was being nice.)  The point is, God has already counted you. Even when there are setbacks, God saw it all and waited for you to catch up, get things in order, take things back, get things you needed, etc.  God knows all who 'have a ticket' and will let all in. Also, know that for you when the time is right, God will move you to or back to the front of the line.

Moses, David, Joseph, Matthew 20, Luke 17:10 

(This is a re-write of a TPM aired for WYZE1480AM (??? 2011/2012/2013). Big Man Donald Cochran, Program Director at WYZE, often reminded me this was his favorite TPM.) 

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