Embracing The Unexpected

As I express myself into the keyboard and reflect these actions onto the computer screen, I find myself contemplating so much and have very little answers or solutions to the issues I am stirring up within myself. I have been operating on auto-pilot for the past two weeks. This explains the lack of posts. However I am determined to overcome these unexpected obstacles placed within my path.

Life is always a seemingly planned orchestrated set of events that we eagerly desire to occur. We plan our days out to the last minute and even allow time for things that may postpone the inevitable task of ending out daily routines. From relationships to our careers we map out the things we desire as potential outcomes. And when something happens we often times paved a path for situations like this. However the case may be we are always believed to be the one in control.

But what happens when something outside of our wildest dreams occurs to alter everything that we believed to be. When life stops immediately and we are forced to face the reality of our actions. When the consequences out weigh our prefigured paths of intended outcomes. Often times we are so overwhelmed we cannot even understand what is going on or how we allowed ourselves to let this happen. And more often than not it is at the least opportune time for us. It seems that terrible things happens to us when our lives was on an up hill spiral towards happiness and self-satisfaction. However this is only a superficial belief of what is the reality of our situations. Sometimes when we think that things are going perfectly we are really heading down a road of self-destruction. We cannot see it of course because we are blinded by the hype of this happiness we seemingly have. We are not in control of our lives. We are just the initiate(r) of our decisions and the outcomes are a result of our actions. God sometimes allows us to slip up and fall victim to our decisions and it is then that we have a choice. We can either embrace the unexpected or continue to walk this path of self-destruction.

When we choose to embrace the unexpected we allow ourselves to grow in the arms and under the watchful eyes of God. We become stronger for we understand the results of poor decisions and walking a path blinded to his guidance. When we embrace the unexpected we allow time for divine healing and a renewed spiritual connection. It takes a strong person to claim their faults and weaknesses and then turn around and regain their ground in their life. But in our embracing we must understand that we are giving all control to our Creator and he will get us out of this crisis. He will improve this situation and establish within us the ability to not fall again. This may seem simple. However we must remember that we are responsible for our choices.....so choosing to embrace the unexpected is as hard as shaping metal. But it is possible.

In closing we must remember that our lives is not ordered, carried out, or determined by us. We must follow the path that was predestined for us. However our choices can alter our lives to the extreme but we must continue to trust and abide in our beliefs if we are to see true happiness.

Recap:

Embrace the unexpected
Be conscious of the outcomes of your choices
Lean not on thy own understanding

"Live Like You Mean It"
~Dr. W