Good Morning,
Earlier this week I was scheduled to be at a church service for St. Andrews day and the service started at 6 pm. I left the office shortly after 5 pm and made the run to the church. Traffic was bad as it was raining and one think led to another: the GPS kept giving me the estimated time of arrival of 5:50, 5:55, 6:00, 6:05, etc.
There was a train crossing a major thoroughfare at 6 PM rush hour. I knew someone, somewhere was laughing at the impact to rush hour traffic, but that day, it was no me.
I made a few wrong turns followed by course corrections, and ultimately, I made it to the Church by 6:15 pm. It was pitch black with a few lights, the road glistened in the lights and I found a parking spot just at the edge of the parking lot. I then went up to the Church and hoped the service had been delayed but there was joyous singing going on.
I then contemplated turning around and leaving, but I did have my full Prince Charlie and Kilt on, and I was not that late.
So after the song ended, I walked in and found a spot behind my fellow Scottish Society members. While I missed a portion of the service, I was able to enjoy and rest and even participate.
Everything turned right side up from that point forward and the whole event turned into a wonderful event, just like the Lord had planned.
What I realized is that as things were falling apart in my eyes, that God's plan was well in the works, and it all ended just fine.
My perception was skewed. I kept trying to tell myself that this is okay, the Lord has my back, and it will all work out. The longer I tried to hold onto my plans and how I wanted or thought things should be, the more upset I got. When I let it go and accepted what was placed before me, it turned out even better than I had originally hoped for.
Praise the Lord and his God-sized plans!
Enjoy!
Sanford Berenberg
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