Drive-Thru World

Did you ever have a drive-thru morning? Mine was unexpected.

The day was already planned when a phone call changed it. My grandson needed to see his doctor and my daughter needed help taking him. Of course I went.

After taking my grandson to the doctor for an early appointment, we went to the Pharmacy for a prescription. Great--it had a drive-thru!

Naturally we had to wait for the prescription to be filled. So we went to a restaurant with a drive-thru for breakfast. That way we could leave my grandson in his car seat.

After breakfast the prescription was ready, so back to the drive-thru!

On the way home we used the drive-thru at another pharmacy (prescription for Grandma) and then went to the bank’s drive-thru to make a deposit.

When we finally reached home we had been through five drive-thru windows in an hour. Maybe not enough for a world record, but enough to call it a drive-thru morning!

Has America become a ‘Drive-Thru World’?

One of the characteristics of American cars is that they’re full of cup-holders. Why? Because many young families eat breakfast and supper at a drive-thru restaurant. (Usually going to and from the baby-sitter.)

Why do we like drive-thru windows so much?

It certainly is convenient. Especially with a baby in a car seat. It saves on taking the baby in and out of all those places. In fact, if I had to travel with a baby very often, I’d wonder why more places didn’t have a drive-thru.

We don’t have a drive-thru convenience store where I live (yet!), but I remember seeing one once. Very nice when the weather’s bad or if you have a carload of children!

A drive-thru also saves time. It’s usually quicker than parking and going into the store. And if there’s one thing Americans like to do it’s to save time! We always seem to be in such a rush.

But what do you do with all the time you’re saving? Are you investing it wisely?

“Now hold on just a minute. How do you invest time?”

Time is one of the rare commodities in this world that’s irreplaceable. Once it’s gone, it’s gone. You can’t get it back. So we speak of “killing time” or “wasting time.”

The only way to get more time is to spend less of it doing other things. I guess that’s why labor saving devices are so popular.

The Bible gives some good advice about time. It tells us to “redeem the time” or to “make the most of every opportunity.”

What does that mean? Just this: It’s good to have a strategy when you spend what’s irreplaceable. But many people don’t. They spend time as if they had an endless supply. And that’s acting foolishly.

The Bible teaches us that God made us in his image. That he has a plan and purpose for our lives. And that he will hold us accountable for how we live.

The good news is that he wants to bless and reward us if we will trust him and follow Christ.

Will you live for God and please him? If so, when your life is over and you stand before him you will hear him say, “Well done, my good servant. Here is your reward.”

What will you do with all the time you save in our Drive-Thru World?

Listen to the Bible; it’s great for your soul!