We do not like traffic because we do not want to be slowed down or stopped when we are driving/traveling. Often, I see people beating the red light and/or going before the light goes green. There are reasons why the light goes yellow for about 3 to 4 seconds before turning red; or why there is a 3 to 4 - second interval (or delay) before the light goes green. Safety is foremost among these reasons.
Naps, blank spaces in magazine pages, short pauses, recess, coffee breaks... All these give us time (and space) to think more, think better; they give us a chance to relax and rest; they give us an opportunity to appreciate things; they keep us from the dangers of rushing or overdoing things... The gaps between traffic sign changes are pretty much like these things.
Why then do we beat traffic? Why then do we let a few seconds to think, relax, appreciate and keep us safe pass us by?
Let us take a few seconds off.
Let us also remember that God wants us to stop, pause, or be still once in a while, for us to know Him and His glory... He has told us through the psalmist in Psalms 46:10:
"Be still, and know that I am God"
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