We humans generate expectations because of our desire to
feel secure and be in control. However, God has little regard for our
expectations. I generally expect August weather to be hot and humid, and this
morning I woke up to temperatures in the low 60s with a light breeze. What a
delightful surprise!
Other surprises aren’t so pleasant. My older brother was
laid off his job in Ogden, Utah, after being employed there only three years.
What awful news! Three and a half months later, he was hired to be managing
editor of the Yakima Herald-Republic
newspaper. What great news!
We don’t know what each day will bring, but we can choose to
remember that God is in the midst of it, whether what we encounter is to our
liking or not. What we judge to be pleasant can bring refreshment and joy to
our hearts. What we judge to be distressing can be an opportunity to trust that
God will bring good out of it. May we grow in the discipline to resist judgment
and take life as it comes, knowing that God is at the center of all that was
and is and will be.
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