Embrace the Unexpected
Embrace The Unexpected
Life can be unpredictable and, sometimes, our circumstances just don’t turn out like we think they should.
Have you ever had one of those head-scratching moments?
Even our most meticulous of plans can go cattywampas at times.
Take our trip to Israel for instance. I had been dreaming about this trip for a very, very long time.
We planned everything to a “T”, from a dog sitter to a house-sitter, to plane reservations, a hotel, a tour guide, and more.
Within a few days, (and sadly, after we bought our tickets) absolutely everything went to pot.
The sitter flaked out, one of our dogs got sick, one of our sweet guides had a medical emergency, and more.
We got the message. It wasn’t the right time to go . . . for us.
Embrace the Unexpected: Trusting in God’s Guidance
God always has our best interests at heart.
We know that He protected us from “something.” We just don’t know what it is yet.
But, God is always faithful.
We picture in our minds with great detail how our future is going to unfold. But things don’t go as planned. Some doors close, while others open. If this happens to you, it may be that God has something completely different in mind.
It’s good to plan and dream and think ahead. But we must always be open to God-appointed changes in direction.- Precept Austin.1
Here’s a verse to remember when life turns cattywampas.
The mind of a person plans his way,
But the Lord directs his steps. – Proverbs 16:9, (NASB).2
Through life’s twists and turns, this rollercoaster ride we’re living on is never a surprise to God.
He “works in ways we can’t predict. He can use even our inconveniences to bring honor to His name. When we face a seeming nuisance in our day, perhaps we should look not just for what we think we want, but also for what God has for us that day.” (Precept Austin.org, 9/18/16.)3
Never lose hope.
We must continue to walk with faith, knowing that God’s ways are always higher than our own.
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1 Precept Austin quotation is from the Proverbs 13-19 Devotionals & Sermon Illustrations, [2016] Courtesy of Precept Austin, Subheading, “Proverbs 16”. Web. Accessed 1 April, 2024.
2 Scripture quotation is from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation.
3 In preceptaustin.org. Retrieved from https://www.preceptaustin.org/proverbs_illustrations_2
