How do you know how much gas you need? Should you get it?

Some line up to top off half-full tanks.  That doesn't mean you're panicking -- it might mean you have a long ways to drive and need to make sure you can make it.

Some, of course, are in a bit of panic -- What if I can't get gas!  If I don't get it now, I may not get any later!  Everyone else is getting it!  Buy 5-gallon containers, fill them all and store them.

Some are just doing the normal thing the same way they always do -- cars need gas.

Some are running out on the side of the road -- I knew I should have filled up when I had the chance!  And others see them run out and learn their lesson.

Some have always only bought a few dollars of gas at a time.  That's all they've got.  They wish they had money to fill up.

So you have the need for a certain amount of gas, and you even have the right to get more.  But getting more than you need will contribute to the problem and definitely make someone else have less.  What do you do?

It's not referring to gas (actually something more important) so you might not want to apply it to gas -- but in thinking about doing something you have the right to do, there is an attitude you could take:

Nevertheless, we have not made use of this right, but we endure anything rather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ -- 1 Corinthians 9

It was not because we did not have that right, but to give you in ourselves an example to imitate -- 2 Thessalonians 3

In humility consider others better than yourselves.  Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others -- Philippians 2

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[Shelley Porter]

Thanks, Gary and New Life, after my nervous break down 2 yrs ago this month...now more than ever I needed your words of encouragement. I found your station and that's all I listen to in my car...let me tell you nothing better in life hearing your 8 yr. old singing along to the songs on the way to school!! But for the 1st time my life I was able to face Satan and tell him I'm not scared of you anymore...because thou I walk threw the shadow of death I fear no evil. I can't tell you how many times I said that in the 10 days I was in Piedmont Med. Center. Let me tell you they don't even have bibles in that hospital thought all hospital did??? But right now I need all the prayers I can get...my Grandfather (who raised me) he and my grandmother gave me my faith, is dying of liver cancer and in the hospital and my birth mother is in the ICU with illnesses, my son left 3 days before Christmas last year and I just can't tell you with as much loss I've seen this year (4 family deaths on my husbands side)who I was close to(we've been married for 18 yrs). I just don't know how much more I can take. MY husband who is a disabled Vet. is stressed, my daughter who's 9 with disabilities is stressed. We are very faithful...we attend West Minster Presbyterian Church of Rock Hill. I know the lord won't put more on your shoulders than you can handle but I need these prayers my whole family does!! Thanks and God Bless, Shelley