Life Interrupted
Encountering the Unexpected

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I was watching football with my husband. His favorite team was on the one-yard line, first and goal. And then, horror of horrors, the opposing team intercepted the ball. In disgust, he threw up his hands in despair, but I laughed--which sent a murderous look in my direction.

His reaction struck me as humorous in a sarcastic sort of way. Life! We have it all figured out. We're certain of a touchdown. We taste sweet victory when we're suddenly swamped with defeat. and it isn't funny. Yet, just as the players in the football game, we can learn to adjust to the unexpected.

If we could write out our life on a sheet of paper, we'd plan it perfectly. We'd decide when to meet "Mr. Right." We'd plan our wedding for a sunny spring day. We'd honeymoon in Bermuda, and it wouldn't rain. We'd time the arrival of our first child at the most convenient time--when we had well paying jobs, a large home with a fenced in yard, and a minivan parked in the garage. Yet, despite our well, thought-out plans, we meet the man of our dreams only after many years of waiting and our first child comes when his company goes bankrupt.

The unexpected meets us at every corner in the form of unfair demands on our time, death, and suffering. This interruption will mean a change in plans, perception, or performance. So when the unexpected interrupts our life turn slowly, listen carefully, and speak passionately--God wears ears.

About the Author:

Lisa Herrin was widowed at twenty-nine with an eight year old son. She took her tragedy and used it as a steppingstone to becoming a hospital chaplain, Bible teacher, speaker, girl's clubs coordinator, and state women's ministry director. Since remarrying, she helped developed a ministry to married couples: Hearts 2 Home. Lisa and her husband, Robert, minister to the Church of God in Plant City, Florida. Click here to visit this author's website.