The Unexpected

I've heard a lot of opinions and sayings about what to do when the unexpected happens.
"Expect the unexpected," not possible.
"Be trained and ready for the unexpected," once again, not really possible.
So what do you do when the unexpected happens?

I guess, first, I need to define the unexpected. The unexpected is when something that should never happen, could never happen, or would ever happen happens. It is when something that is totally off the radar comes and hits you. The unexpected is stealthy and undetectable, and often so new or unique that it also unexplicable. And usually, it doesn't just seem to fit.

If the unexpected is something good...we are all very happy, shocked but happy. An example of this would be someone discovering gold on your property when you had no clue.

If the unexpected is something bad...we are all left in shock and disarray. Sort of like a punch to the gut in the dark that knocks the wind out of you.

If the unexpected is good and fits, we adapt it into our lives with no problem. I once had a pair of friends who just ran off and got married over the holiday. It completely came out of nowhere. It's great though, they have been married like 10 years and have a kid.

If the unexpected is good and doesn't fit, we have to adapt quickly or we could lose it. I guess the easiest example of this would be one of those cash machines where you have to grab the money while it blows around.

If the unexpected is bad and fits, we are sad for a little while. Thats like a grandma or grandpa dying all of a sudden. We didn't want it to happen but it was going to eventually and we understand that.

If the unexpected is bad and doesn't fit, that is where the problem arises. I had a 22 year old cousin die in a car accident, that was rough.

Since we can't expect the unexpected, or see it coming and plan for it, or just accept it as part of everyday life, then we must figure out how to deal with it. More often than not it is also a cutting place where either people turn to or away from God.

Well, I can say for sure that the only way to handle this is to turn to God.

You can use the early disciples as an example. They didn't know what they were running into everytime they came around a corner. They could be stoned, put in prison, or accepted. They simply had the attitude that God was going to take care of them, no matter how bad it seemed. Jesus told them that they wouldn't even have to plan what they were going to say, that the Holy Spirit would reveal it to them.

David said that he had never seen the righteous forsaken or God's seed begging for bread.

Alot of people think that God will only handle parts of it, but the rest has just got to hurt. Well, I completely disagree. If He can do miracles in one thing, He can do it in another.

Paul said God hasn't given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.

So what do you do?

Romans 8 says that's why we have the Holy Spirit. He helps our weaknesses. He helps us pray when we don't know what to say. He searches both our heart and God's heart.

Don't get trapped trying to do it your own way.

That's it, I'm done.