Sunday Revelations

Do you ever find yourself in situations that consistently go contrary to what you had in mind, ALL the time? It's the most frustrating thing ever, especially when you're like me and you plan the time to plan the plan. :)

I've found myself in the weirdest of situations lately, ending up in places I never expected to be at or not ending up at places that I thought I wanted to be, trying things I never thought I'd be interested in, and cultivating relationships with new and old friends that have completely enriched my life in ways that it previously hadn't been before.  I've had several 'aha!' moments this weekend, arising from some of the last places I ever expected. 

As I'm sitting here, thinking about the weekend as it winds down, and reliving some of my experiences through pictures and the like, I realize that a lot of these chance encounters opened the door to a lot of self-revelation. Opening yourself to something new and different from the norm gives you an opportunity not only to see your situations from a different perspective, but it opens you up to the prospect of new and different ways to engage yourself. And here's the best part--when you finally discover who you are and WHOSE you are, you get to travel new and uncertain territory with the certainty that you are not alone--and that just like Deuteronomy 31:8 says, there is truly Someone who has gone before you, paved the way, and has come back to go alongside you. That is comforting, truly.

There are no coincidences in life. It is so neat to see how everything is connected. And this entire weekend, from my own personal revelations and chance encounters, to the awesome person who dropped by the Food Bank to donate hot dogs buns with no idea that was the one item that we absolutely needed, has proven to me that sometimes, we have to just trust the process--and know that if we've truly been led to it, then there will be a great truth that will arise out of it--just like my reading this morning:

"However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for he will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come." - John 16:13

Yay for revelations! And on this, the third day of November, I am thankful for the inherent things that God places in us, before we are born, to make us who we are :)