READY

I really have appreciated how many times that part of faith is when you are not ready or a change. God is so great at picking times I'm not ready for some transition.

Does that mean it always happens that way. No, there are occasions when it is no problem.

However, that is not the occasion is all situations. And you can be sure that no matter how many times it happens, it never prepares me for the next time.

Somewhere in the unexpected there is normally a purpose. It might not be clear at the time.

For that is part of the need for faith. We have to embrace the change first and then we will discover the reason.

But then the process of traveling by trust is never one that comes with a map. It will always have bends in the road.

And sometimes they will sneak up on us in ways that we are just unable to react. We are surprised, which is intentional.

I'm not sure I have been grateful for this experience. But the plain fact is that you never forget it.

So in a way that is part of the impact. To have us learn the lesson in a way that really gets the message across.

What is so sad are the people who try to resist such transistion. That works out so well for them.

If the Lord is seeking to get our attention by some special attention getter you can be sure we are not going to avoid the lesson. But some will still try.

The result is always the same. It ends with something other than a good choice. Just makes things worse.

Far better to embrace the lesson. To let it truly touch and convict. However, if there is a lesson needed it will happen.

Also when we resists it just tends to lead to more than one lesson. Sort of like twice the consequences.

Not quite an uplifting aspect. And you can be sure that never leads to blessings. Unless somewhere along the way we really learn.
The truth may not be fun at times, but it always the truth.