It’s The Window’s Fault
By John L. Rothra | August 24, 2010 | Christian Living | 
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On the show "Family Matters," Steve Urkel famously followed his clumsiness and calamities with the question "Did I do that?"
Remember the story of Adam and Eve after they ate the forbidden fruit? God asked them to confess their sin, but they started a habit we still practice today: they blamed everyone else. Adam blamed God and Eve, and Eve blamed Satan (Gen 3:12-13). Well, today I did something foolish (not sinful, just foolish), but it wasn’t my fault. It was the window’s fault.
As I left for work, I grabbed something to drink and took it with me. It wasn’t a terribly hot day, so I rolled the windows down in the van (Ram Van) and left the air conditioner off. Once I arrived at work, I parked the van and proceeded to roll them back up. The passenger’s window went up fine, but the driver’s side was stuck. I left the key in the ignition with the battery on so I could try to find out the problem. I looked inside, played with the window switch, but to no avail. After five to ten minutes of frustration, I gave up, grabbed my drink, closed the van door, and went inside. I spent the day praying the rain that fell earlier would not return.
Two and a half hours later I needed to get something out of the van that I left there. On my way out, I checked my pockets to see which one had the keys. Neither one did. Suddenly it hit me, they are in the van—with the battery on and the window down! I might as well have put a big sign on the windshield reading, “Please come take me.”
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