Good Morning!

A Meditation for contemplation in this new week.

Have you had your day or week planned then something interrupted?

   Life swirled almost as if ‘out of control’?

           I’ve seen this many times  – an unplanned child – a job loss.- illness – transfers, wars and conflict, death of a spouse and or a child.  Among believers, those  who trust in Christ the Shepherd, many interruptions appear as if God  is asleep or, has abandoned them.   The Bible is full of such stories.  Job is only one graphic example.

Last year, my planned day and week was stopped absolutely when I was on a trolley being transferred to theatre,

‘This is ridiculous!’  I said in an arrow prayer in my mind. ‘Unfair and why?’   I had no history of heart trouble yet a ‘pacemaker’ was to be fitted.  ‘You have an occasional skipped beat – it can be dangerous’ .  This was the diagnosis. My out there prayers quietly continued…….’I’ve had enough operations!   This is so unfair!  I had a busy week planned.   Lots to do’    HUH?

 No answer came but I knew ‘SURRENDER’ was my only choice.   Faith was shaky but I discovered God was UNSHAKEABLE..  ‘Ok, I can’t stand.   I can’t pray.    I can’t even think clearly.  Ok.  over to YOU.  – everything’

The events in theatre and from people around I will not record here.   It was not about me…..it was all about HIM……but WOW!   I learnt a lesson. Life will continue to be full of interruptions.  Some of them more catastrophic than others.  Lives do change forever. Many situation are more like Job than mine on that day BUT this is now my certainty.  The world around you will change.  Life will change.

My God revealed in Christ is UNCHANGEABLE.

Something to think about.

INTERRUPTIONS ARE PRECISELY ONE’S REAL LIFE.  THE LIFE TO BE LIVED ONE DAY BY DAY.

C.S. Lewis

Have a great week!.  Love extravagantly!