I met my son-in-law in Greenville, Alabama to swap vehicles for a few days. I was leaving there and going to UAB hospital to visit a new born baby who is going to have open heart surgery on Monday. As I was sitting at the gas pump filling the vehicle up, I was approached by a lady requesting help pumping up a tire. I walked over and an elderly man, with his family in a van, was trying to pump up a flat tire. I assisted him, only to find the tire had a hole in the sidewall and would have to be replaced. I asked if he had a spare and it was flat also. The elderly man asked if I would put the tire in my truck and run it down and have it replaced. He handed me way more money than it would cost to buy a tire. He was handicapped, but, I asked if he would ride with me and show me where to go. After about an hour, we were able to get a tire and on the way back to the van, the man asked me how much do I owe you? Isn’t it a shame that we feel we have to pay everyone who lends us a helping hand. I told him he didn’t owe me anything, I was just glad God put us in the right place to help him out today. I put it back on their van and they were able to continue their journey. (Philippians 2:14 Do everything without grumbling or arguing.) I could have found many excuses not to help the family out. I got the clothes I was wearing dirty changing the tire and had to put on a pair of shorts to make my hospital trip. I ran about 1 hour and 45 minutes late returning to Birmingham because of helping out this family. The traffic was horrible coming back up I-65 into Birmingham and Satan keep reminding me that I would have already been there if I hadn’t spent so much time helping out the family. I kept reminding Satan that everything was going to work out fine, and it did. The next time you have opportunity to help someone out, do it. Don’t complain, argue, or grumble just do it. God is the one who gave us the knowledge and the ability to help others. Put it to us willingly. Pastor Don