Have you read that one story, about the heroine who is stranded and about to perish at the hands of the villan.. and then suddenly the hero arrives.
That movie, you know the one about the asteroid that is set to wipe out the world and then suddenly the geniuses fix the spaceship.
That song about how lonely life was and then suddenly love walks in.
That movie, you know the one about the asteroid that is set to wipe out the world and then suddenly the geniuses fix the spaceship.
That song about how lonely life was and then suddenly love walks in.
....and then suddenly.....
Words that change a story.
Our story has undergone somewhat of an overhaul in the past few weeks. And the three words that seem to make an appearance in many of the stories I have read have made an appearance here.
..and then suddenly. ..
..and then suddenly. ..
It goes something like this. We were busy with work and life and church. We were parents and had friends and made school lunches and cooked barbecues. We were busy....busy...busy.
...and then suddenly he was tired.
....and then suddenly he felt sick.
....and then suddenly he had cancer.
...and then suddenly he was tired.
....and then suddenly he felt sick.
....and then suddenly he had cancer.
Some stories are like that. They take a turn that you might not have seen coming.
I didn't see this coming.. it wasn't a part of the plan.
But seriously. There are very few moments when the "and then suddenly" scenario is actually planned. The unplanned-ness of the suddenly is what makes it a suddenly and not a "we saw this from miles away and were totally prepared for it."
So what do we do with this "and then suddenly" event that is now our today?
We deal.
We cry petulant tears.
We are grateful for the good news.
We send our babies to grandparents while we sort this "and then suddenly" moments out.
The truth is that this "and then suddenly" moment might have kind of snuck up on us but we serve a Creator, commander of the angel armies who doesn't have the same response to my "and then suddenly" scenario as I tend to have.
He is in my tomorrow. and the rest of the tomorrow's before us. He stands outside of the fabric that is time and he is.
He is the voice that speaks peace to the waves in the midst of this storm.
He is the sure assurance that regardless of diagnosis or prognosis He is still on the throne. Still in control. Always sovereign.
...and then suddenly...in the midst of internal chaos and external upheaval I hear it yet again. A timely reminder that my suddenly moments might be unexpected but they are not out of control.
I didn't see this coming.. it wasn't a part of the plan.
But seriously. There are very few moments when the "and then suddenly" scenario is actually planned. The unplanned-ness of the suddenly is what makes it a suddenly and not a "we saw this from miles away and were totally prepared for it."
So what do we do with this "and then suddenly" event that is now our today?
We deal.
We cry petulant tears.
We are grateful for the good news.
We send our babies to grandparents while we sort this "and then suddenly" moments out.
The truth is that this "and then suddenly" moment might have kind of snuck up on us but we serve a Creator, commander of the angel armies who doesn't have the same response to my "and then suddenly" scenario as I tend to have.
He is in my tomorrow. and the rest of the tomorrow's before us. He stands outside of the fabric that is time and he is.
He is the voice that speaks peace to the waves in the midst of this storm.
He is the sure assurance that regardless of diagnosis or prognosis He is still on the throne. Still in control. Always sovereign.
...and then suddenly...in the midst of internal chaos and external upheaval I hear it yet again. A timely reminder that my suddenly moments might be unexpected but they are not out of control.
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