Who switched the price tag? There are times when we find ourselves operating on “auto-pilot.” We get so used to things happening a certain way that we don’t even give much thought to our daily activities. We start our day the same, we have the same cup of coffee, we take the same route to work each day, and we sit in the same seat. As the day goes on people pop in and out of our space and some speak while others don’t bother. When asked how we are doing, we answer with vague responds such as, “Same old same old!” Oh how I hate that response, and usually I will let the person know that it’s unacceptable in my world.
Even though I am considered by most a very positive and upbeat person, there are days when things get the best of me. These past two years have been a test of my endurance in more ways than most will ever realize. I have felt like the person who sees a sale price on TV or on-line, and when I get to the store the salesperson quotes me a much higher price. My internal thoughts immediately are, “Who switched the price tags?” Of course they always have some type of story as to why the price is not what was seen elsewhere. Then there are the stores that do the “bait and switch” where they give a low price just to get you in the door, but then they tell you that you really don’t want that item because it will not last or serve the purpose that you need. Mattress stores are famous for doing the “bait and switch.” I have yet to go into a mattress store and come out with the item that was advertised. Those sale prices are not what you want no matter how good they make it sound during the commercial.
You can either accept the status quo and go through life simply surviving, or be the person who doesn’t fall for the “bait and switch.” You get to decide the price tag of your purpose, your destiny, your future, and your Alabaster Oil!