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The Bus Stop Outside My Door
By Bobby Davis
February 28th, 2026
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:34
There’s a bus stop right outside my door, and some days it seems like a great idea to let someone else do the driving. I have two modern-looking coaches to choose from, and they’re equally nice and shiny on the outside. But that’s where the resemblance ends.
The first bus of the morning isn’t quite as comfortable. In fact, it’s often rather hot and stuffy. And while I can usually find a seat, it always gets overcrowded before long. There’s never enough room under the seat in front of me to accommodate all my stuff, there are usually people standing in the aisles, and for some reason, everyone’s fidgeting on this bus! Instead of just sitting down, they’re constantly moving about, grabbing things out of their bags or trying to stuff other things in them. They’re always bumping into each other as they try to find the right spot to sit or find the right music so they can tune everyone else out. With all that struggle, there’s really no peace to be found. In fact, most of the time, I prefer anything to the Struggle Bus. It’s just not my favorite ride.
But usually, I want to ride the other bus in the evening. It has mighty fine air-conditioning, wide aisles, and plenty of legroom. The seats are more like easy chairs, with plush leather and extra-wide armrests. The Worry Bus has soft lighting, special noise-canceling headphones with 200 channels of music, and almost feels like flying first class! In fact, it offers everything imaginable to allow me to get away from it all, and “get all up in my head.”
The funny thing about these buses is that when I choose to ride either one, I don’t ever get anywhere, because they never leave the curb! They just sit there outside my door.
All day.
All night.
In fact, I’m sure they’re sitting outside right now just idling away.
So I’ve found that if I want to get anywhere, I must put one foot in front of the other and take action. And it seems to me that that taking steps first thing in the morning is not only good exercise, but also a great time to talk to God. And when I’m walking and talking with Him, I’m really going somewhere!
Perhaps the most difficult thing I’ve ever had to learn is to stop struggling, let go, and let God do for me what I cannot do for myself. And so far as worry goes, I’ve learned to turn things over the Him, since He’s up all night anyway.
An old-timer I know always says, “Worry is like a rockin’ chair. It gives you somethin’ to do, but don’t ever gitcha anywhere!” As far as I can tell, he’s right.
Have you seen either of those buses parked outside your front door lately?
The Bus Stop Outside My Door
By Bobby Davis
February 28th, 2026
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:34
There’s a bus stop right outside my door, and some days it seems like a great idea to let someone else do the driving. I have two modern-looking coaches to choose from, and they’re equally nice and shiny on the outside. But that’s where the resemblance ends.
The first bus of the morning isn’t quite as comfortable. In fact, it’s often rather hot and stuffy. And while I can usually find a seat, it always gets overcrowded before long. There’s never enough room under the seat in front of me to accommodate all my stuff, there are usually people standing in the aisles, and for some reason, everyone’s fidgeting on this bus! Instead of just sitting down, they’re constantly moving about, grabbing things out of their bags or trying to stuff other things in them. They’re always bumping into each other as they try to find the right spot to sit or find the right music so they can tune everyone else out. With all that struggle, there’s really no peace to be found. In fact, most of the time, I prefer anything to the Struggle Bus. It’s just not my favorite ride.
But usually, I want to ride the other bus in the evening. It has mighty fine air-conditioning, wide aisles, and plenty of legroom. The seats are more like easy chairs, with plush leather and extra-wide armrests. The Worry Bus has soft lighting, special noise-canceling headphones with 200 channels of music, and almost feels like flying first class! In fact, it offers everything imaginable to allow me to get away from it all, and “get all up in my head.”
The funny thing about these buses is that when I choose to ride either one, I don’t ever get anywhere, because they never leave the curb! They just sit there outside my door.
All day.
All night.
In fact, I’m sure they’re sitting outside right now just idling away.
So I’ve found that if I want to get anywhere, I must put one foot in front of the other and take action. And it seems to me that that taking steps first thing in the morning is not only good exercise, but also a great time to talk to God. And when I’m walking and talking with Him, I’m really going somewhere!
Perhaps the most difficult thing I’ve ever had to learn is to stop struggling, let go, and let God do for me what I cannot do for myself. And so far as worry goes, I’ve learned to turn things over the Him, since He’s up all night anyway.
An old-timer I know always says, “Worry is like a rockin’ chair. It gives you somethin’ to do, but don’t ever gitcha anywhere!” As far as I can tell, he’s right.
Have you seen either of those buses parked outside your front door lately?
THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK DEVOTIONAL
The Bus Stop Outside My Door
By Bobby Davis
February 28th, 2026
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:34
There’s a bus stop right outside my door, and some days it seems like a great idea to let someone else do the driving. I have two modern-looking coaches to choose from, and they’re equally nice and shiny on the outside. But that’s where the resemblance ends.
The first bus of the morning isn’t quite as comfortable. In fact, it’s often rather hot and stuffy. And while I can usually find a seat, it always gets overcrowded before long. There’s never enough room under the seat in front of me to accommodate all my stuff, there are usually people standing in the aisles, and for some reason, everyone’s fidgeting on this bus! Instead of just sitting down, they’re constantly moving about, grabbing things out of their bags or trying to stuff other things in them. They’re always bumping into each other as they try to find the right spot to sit or find the right music so they can tune everyone else out. With all that struggle, there’s really no peace to be found. In fact, most of the time, I prefer anything to the Struggle Bus. It’s just not my favorite ride.
But usually, I want to ride the other bus in the evening. It has mighty fine air-conditioning, wide aisles, and plenty of legroom. The seats are more like easy chairs, with plush leather and extra-wide armrests. The Worry Bus has soft lighting, special noise-canceling headphones with 200 channels of music, and almost feels like flying first class! In fact, it offers everything imaginable to allow me to get away from it all, and “get all up in my head.”
The funny thing about these buses is that when I choose to ride either one, I don’t ever get anywhere, because they never leave the curb! They just sit there outside my door.
All day.
All night.
In fact, I’m sure they’re sitting outside right now just idling away.
So I’ve found that if I want to get anywhere, I must put one foot in front of the other and take action. And it seems to me that that taking steps first thing in the morning is not only good exercise, but also a great time to talk to God. And when I’m walking and talking with Him, I’m really going somewhere!
Perhaps the most difficult thing I’ve ever had to learn is to stop struggling, let go, and let God do for me what I cannot do for myself. And so far as worry goes, I’ve learned to turn things over the Him, since He’s up all night anyway.
An old-timer I know always says, “Worry is like a rockin’ chair. It gives you somethin’ to do, but don’t ever gitcha anywhere!” As far as I can tell, he’s right.
Have you seen either of those buses parked outside your front door lately?
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