"An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered; an adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered." - GK Chesterton
In life on earth, there are no certainties. Time changes, powers shift, plans fall through, and people's opinions sway. In such chaos, people always are searching for answers. What we, as believers, know is that there is only one true Answer - one unshakable Rock we can hold onto. That rock is our Lord and Savior. What does that mean for us, as humans in an unpredictable world? It means we have eternal certainty. We may not know what will happen in our lives, but we do know our eternal destination. We also know that in our love and devotion to God, He will use us as willing vessels to carry out His plan and bring Him glory. This is our highest calling as Christians; to be used in this way.
How should this effect the way we make plans and respond to life's unpredictability? Should we despair when things don't go as we've planned, as some do? Should we "man up" and be resourceful, living with the motto "When life gives you lemons...", as others do? Perhaps, we, as believers, are called to a greater attitude. We know that God has a infinitely wise plan for our lives. We might be wise by human standards, and know how to make good decisions and plan ahead well, but what happens when God has a different plan for our lives? What happens when the certainties we built our plans around falls through? This doesn't have to be a life plan, either. This can be as simple as being stopped by a red light that we wish we could have made it through. Our fallen nature's reaction is usually to grumble and complain. "What an inconvenience. This isn't how I wanted it to happen!"
Is that the right attitude to have? The Bible would tell us otherwise. Through His word, we know that God does nothing without reason - His omnipresent, all-wise reason.
With that in mind, how should we react when something unexpected and "inconvenient" comes our way? Should we wonder if we're doing something wrong? Should we try to fight it so we can have our way in the end? No - we should not see these changes as setbacks. We should see these unexpected turns as God working in our lives. He is very involved in our lives, and He will interact with us however He sees fit. If we run into a something we see as a setback, our reaction should be to stop, take a look at our circumstances, and go to God to decipher His will. A change doesn't have to be inconvenient, rather, it should be seen as all part of God's plan for us - the greatest adventure we'll ever have.
God bless!
