Life is filled with many
disruptions that may seem to bother us a lot yet we should not become too
carried away to describe all disruptions as mere annoyance. Moreover, there are
life disruptions that can be blessings in disguise and may bring us what we are
waiting for to come especially those that come from God. He has His own way of
bringing disruptions in our lives that will bring alignment to where He desires
us to be situated. “The plans of the
heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD. All the
ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the spirit. Commit your work to the LORD, and your
plans will be established”(Proverbs 16:1-3 ESV).
Let me share what I come across to
illustrate what I mean: “As the golfer
approached the first tee, a hazardous hole with a green surrounded by water, he
debated if he should use his new golf ball. Deciding that the hole was too
treacherous, he pulled out an old ball and placed it on the tee. Just then he
heard a voice from above say loudly: “Use the new ball!” Frightened, he
replaced the old ball with the new one and approached the tee. Now the voice
from above shouted: “Take a practice swing!” With this, the golfer
stepped backward and took a swing. Feeling more confident, he approached
the tee when the voice again rang out: “Use the old ball.”
It is very obvious that the golfer
in the story needed the time to relax and gain a needed boost of confidence before
hitting the ball. I think it was not about which ball to use but just to have a
time to breathe and unwind before hitting the old ball. Usually, this is what little
or big disruptions are all about, to have just a short pause for a much needed
composure. They come our way to provide us ample time to pause and think before
continuing onto the daily grind up until the next big move. Sometimes we consider
them as momentum breakers but might have the opposite effect and instead become
momentum boosters. Just always keep an open perspective about the disruptions
that comes your way beginning today. You never know what will happen next.
Let me add another important
reminder for us to think about every time a disruption comes: “When God bolts the door, don't try to get
in through the window. The will of God never will lead you where the
grace of God cannot keep you.” It becomes especially true when we say, “Lord, let your will be done in my life.”
God takes it seriously when we utter these words to Him and we must know for
sure that we are ready for what He will bring our way as a result. Always
remember that our view of disruptions maybe different from God’s view as prophet
Isaiah described it powerfully, “For my
thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the
LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than
your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:8-9 ESV)
Allow me to
provide you these things to ponder: a) Every plan can be followed through
unless God disrupts it; b) Every plan can be complete unless God intervenes in the
process, and, c) Every plan can be realized unless God takes over and gives you
a better one. The bottom line is simply this: “The whole counsel of God concerning all things necessary for his own
glory, man's salvation, faith and life is either expressly set down in
Scripture or by good and necessary consequence may be deduced from Scripture,
unto which nothing at anytime is to be added whether by new revelations of the
Spirit or traditions of man” (From the Westminster Confession of Faith).
When God is fully in control of your life, every disruption that comes along
your way are necessary to bring you closer in fulfilling your destiny that God
has given you since you were born. Never lose sight of this fact and you’ll
appreciate that the little pesky disruptions might be a way for God telling
you, “Don’t worry, I’m just putting these
things in order to make your journey of life much better and more exciting.”
Let’s talk again!
