Fun Surprises.

Somehow the Lord always manages to shock me with His timing. 

I mean, shouldn't I just come to expect something awesome to come after something that's not so awesome??

I should know this already.

You would think I would have discovered this aspect of His character already.

Yet, His timing is still something that surprises me. 

It's always a very welcomed surprise though.

The BEST surprises always come after the WORST surprises. 

You know what I mean?

Something happens and all you can say is 

"What the heck?!?!"

And yeah it sucks. 

You don't enjoy those surprises. 

No one does.

But we've all got them. 

And they are there for a purpose.

Rarely do we know what their purpose is until MUCH later. 

But it's still comforting to know that in the midst of all the lousy surprises, the Lord is doing it with purpose. 

He's that kind of guy.

Purposeful. 

Useful.

Resourceful.

Helpful.

And then once your head stops reeling from that pile of stinky...then comes the fun stuff. 

Then comes the use of that purpose. 

Then comes the blessings. 

The fun surprise. 

FINALLY! 

It might take a while to get there. 

It might totally suck on your way there.

And it might not be what you wanted once you get it.

BUT

It's what the Lord wants for you.

It took just as long as He wanted it to.

It hurt, but He wanted it to. 

Pain makes us realize we need something. 

Whether it's a filling 

or 

Dependence on the Lord.

When it hurts, you know something is wrong.

He's got it all planned out. 

So just relax and enjoy the ride.

As much as you can.

I'm sure there's plenty of fun surprises waiting for you. 

Just be willing to see what they are.