Customers angry over Gas prices

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While I myself am none too pleased to pay the new prices for gasoline, neither would I take it out on a (not very well paid) gas station employee. For one thing, I am smart enough to know that the prices are not the fault of the employee - indeed, the owners of the stations don't have much choice in the price they must charge. They have no control over the price they pay themselves. Secondly, I worked in a convenience store for a few years whilst I was in college - I certainly wasn't paid enough to take the heat from unreasonable customers.

But the thought that came to mind as I read this story was more about what an angry society we have become. What are the causes of that? I can only guess. Certainly one option is that we are a people who have learned to focus on our "rights." We have come to expect that most things will be cheap, if not free, and if not - well, we're going to know the reason why!

Sacrifice is a long forgotten concept in this nation. When is the last time most of us (I include myself here) gave up something we wanted to take care of what we actually needed? Or to give to someone else who was in need? Or to finance missionary work? I don't mean when did we last give - I mean when did it last hurt to give?

So, when something that has been unnaturally cheap for a very long time, begins to cost us - we go nuts. I think it will be good for us to have to give some luxury to fill up the gas tank on the vehicle. Might make us a little more grateful for what God has allowed us to have.

Hope that made sense when I jumped from gas prices to sacrifice! :-)