Sitting in an airport in the early morning hours is a perfect place to people watch.  You can see all walks of humanity, and they come with a plethora of moods and a multitude of attitudes.  Watching kids is especially entertaining because they are not stressed with traveling; they are dancing in the open areas, climbing on chairs, and giggling from the sheer joy of living.  The adults however, often have a harried look.  I lazily watched the craziness of the airport until I was unexpectedly thrust into the fray when tornadoes derailed most of the flights to my connecting airport.  What should I do?  Based on what I was witnessing, I had options.  I could yell, throw a tantrum, or get angry at the airline personnel.  But how could that possibly help the situation?   There simply HAS to be a better way.

Actually, adding a little ‘fruit’ to my diet during this trying time would be a perfect response.  From Galatians 5:22-23, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.”  When life gets messy, let’s not take our frustrations out on the people around us, but instead, let’s choose to be kind.  Otis Redding used to sing, “Try a little tenderness…”  Even when the situation is out of control, we don’t have to be.  “Do not let kindness and truth leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.” (Proverbs 3:3) It’s good to remember that everyone is fighting some kind of battle.  We can deliberately choose to live a lifestyle where we build each other up.  “Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor…”  (Romans 12:10)  When things aren’t going the way you want them to, do something just for you. Grab some fruit, because that’s always a healthy choice.