Say won't you Say

Learning to Expect the Unexpected

It's been said that things in life will come to you when you least expect them, and in a way in which you would've never expected. I interpret this as, when one is sitting around waiting and hoping for things to happen all the time and planning out exactly when, where, with whom, and how things will take place, that is pretty much the kiss of death and that you can just forget about those things because nothing will happen when you are expecting it. Now this is of course leaving out the idea of God's timing, and the fact that there is nothing we can do to prevent or increase things that will happen in our lives, because the Lord already knows and see things that we do not. Kari, my beloved discipler and friend said it in this way when we last met; The idea of someone planning out the perfect gift to give someone they love and cherish so dearly, but having to wait till the perfect moment such as a birthday to be able to finally give this person the incredible gift that you had put so much time, preparation, thought, and love into~~I think this is similar to how our God looks at us many times. He has all of these amazing gifts that he has prepared for our lives, but that are only to be given to us at the perefct time~His perfect time. How hard it must be for our Father to see us longing for these things so often and Him just saying Wait, Wait it's not time yet. I take great comfort in knowing that rather it be things that I expect or things that will come to me unexpectedly, that it was perfectly timed and crafted by my God who will take great joy in blessing me those gifts when He says it's time for them to come. I await His timing with great expectations of what He can and will do.

posted by Amanda Michelle Morrison @ 11:56 PM