Curveballs

       Have you ever had a day that was just one curve ball after another?  Well, for me that was today.  My absolute favorite part of the day was that I really enjoyed it.  I feel like God was teaching me a huge lesson.

picture via Shaman in the City

       As I told you on Tuesday I have been in a funk recently.  After discussing this with my discipler and some subsequent self-examination I have realized that a major reason for my anxiety is my lack of a life-plan.  When I was in high school I had my life all planned out: Go to college, meet my husband freshman year Fall semester, start dating him Spring semester, get engaged right after graduation, get married a year after that, get pregnant a year after that, live happily ever after.  Needless to say, that ain’t happening.  After realizing that I had no backup plan I began to freak the flip out.  It is scary to have no idea what is going to happen! 

       Well, today started off with car troubles, a detour, and missing class.  I then picked up my best friend Holly from her class,  half an hour later I locked the keys in her car (sorry!), and we waited outside in the scorching heat for about an hour for the locksmith to come (Holly even longer, because I had to go to work), the locksmith then proceeded to rip us off.  At work I was slapped by a 4 year old and Applebee’s Karaoke doesn’t start for another 3 weeks so my evening plans were cancelled.  Obviously, none of these things were in my plan for the day.

       If it were last week I would stop there when describing my day.  However, this week I have opened my eyes to all the great things that happened today.  After realizing that I wasn’t going to make it to class I decided to go to St. Mark’s Adoration Chapel.  Not only did I get to go to Adoration but I got to practice my driving (my least favorite activity).  At work (I work in a preschool classroom) even though a little boy slapped me a little girl came up to me, hugged my legs, and said, “I really like you.”  Also, Mandisa tweeted me, yeah that happened in real life. 

       What I learned from today is that yeah, things don’t go as we plan.  Sometimes things go horribly wrong but God brings beauty from disaster.  I think that God used this roller coaster of a day to show me that the unexpected is ok, and can honestly be fun.  I just need to trust God and go with the flow a little bit. (I know, I know, easier said than done)

       What plans have you had that just didn't work out?  Do you think that God has a plan for your life?  What have you learned from the curve balls in your life?  Comments? Questions?  Suggestions?  Drop me a line in the comments below!