In
fact, we expected to die. But as
a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who
raises the dead.
Life would be boring if we always got or experienced
what we expected. Yet everyday we deal
with the unexpected. These are the
things that make life an adventure, and yes, it can make life difficult. Faith is what allows us to deal with the
things we experience. Trusting God makes
life possible.
Getting ready for our ministry at Martinsville
Speedway this weekend with Raceway Ministries, I looked across the road and
noticed a deer where many people were walking.
I didn’t expect a deer in such a congested area.
This afternoon I was leaving the church and on the
way to pick up one of our children at school.
I didn’t expect for Donnie to come by the church at this time. Donnie has been attending The Community for
more than a month. He needed food, and
it was a blessing to be able to help him and his brother John. Yet this was not what I expected.
We dropped our oldest daughter off at the school this
evening for the winter guard parent performance, and we noticed a large amount
of smoke not far away. The rest of the
family was going to dinner, but we went to see where the smoke was coming
from. An old furniture factory was
totally engulfed in fire. That is not
what we expected. The heat from the fire
was incredible and the damage was happening minute by minute. This is not a sight you see every day.
All of these events happened in a short period of
time. Some seem important while others
aren’t that big of a deal, but each piece made this an interesting day. I don’t need to share any more details with
you in this post, yet I ask that you examine the difference between what you
expect and what you experience.
God uses these moments. He teaches us to trust Him through each
one. There is more to this life than
setting our calendar by what we need to do or the things we can predict. Allow God to use the moments marked by this
simple thought: not what I expected.
Consider
the work of God, For who is able
to straighten what He has bent?
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