Many get so frustrated with obnoxious cab drivers here in the Philippines. Last night the cab that i got in going home demanded for additional 50 pesos. I usually give additional 30 because my house is a bit far from the gate of our subdivision. I figure 50 is a bit too much because there’s already a flag down of 40 pesos. So thats 90 pesos soon as you sit on the passenger seat. For Filipinos, its already a lot.
Along the way, the cab driver would always complain. “im not even familiar with this place, this is too far, i wish i had just booked a passenger from grab taxi (taxi booking application).” So I got a bit annoyed and kept my silence.
When I reached home, I gave him the usual 30 pesos tip that I give. I could just not give him a tip because he was rude but I did not want to hear more complaining.
Then came this one driver I’d always call if I needed someone to drive me. We became friends. I never heard him complain because he would drive me anywhere despite the bad weather and horrible traffic. At last! A cab driver doing his job, to drive you around. I would not give him a 30 peso tip nor 50 pesos because he never demanded. But I would give him double, sometimes a lot more or enough to pay for his daily boundary. One time even borrowed money from me because his son was sick. I didn’t mind, he got my trust and he’s been a loyal driver.
But what I really want to tell you is…
Many times we would complain about our job, that we are not makin enough, or complain about the challenges that God is putting us through. So we cheat or take a short-cut in order to get more. Sometimes we demand God for what we want, we give him an ultimatum
…like the first cab driver I was talking about…
Before we do our job, we instanyly ask what we’d get in return for doing these things. Because we want more than what we usually get. So we constantly remind God, that we want this and we want that.
He would sometimes give you less than what you ask or exactly what it is you asked for.
On the other hand, an obedient follower of God who does not complain, or demand anything other than what God thinks is right and best for them. Sometimes we may not know what we would get for following and obeying God, but if your Trust is full with Him you know that he will never leave you empty, He will remain faithful, He will fulfill his promise and He will only provide the best for you.
The saying goes, “why settle for less, when you can have the best?”
.Sometimes all it takes is a little bit of patience,
We get so busy picking up all the silver coins laid on the path of our journey not knowing that the gold bars are right at the end of the road..Sometimes what we, as humans badly desire is less than what God had planned for us to get.
.He could not only give you a mansion at beverly hills, He wants to give you the gates of heaven made of Gold. .He could not only give you a round the world ticket, He wants to give you your own wings so you could fly high and far as you could.
.He could not only give you an A+ grade at school, He wants to give you wisdom that can never be compensated by any degree.
.He could not only give you a good paying job, he wants to give you the best job that pays for everything you could ever imagine.
.He could not only give you happy life, He has given his life to you.
During ancient wars a knight tries to kill as many soldiers as he can, But once you kill the king. Youv’e won the war.
.Like playing chess, you make moves trying to eat all the pawns, bishops, horses and rooks. But if you catch the king, game is over.
Maybe as an interior designer I can only quote one design Philosophy that could relate to this.
…LESS IS MORE…
The less you complain to God, the More you get.
So what will it be?
Your plans or God’s plan?
Your way or God’s way?
Thousand soldiers, or the one and only King?
A 50 peso tip or double/triple pay
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