Questions...

There seems to be many things in life that hit you when you're not looking. And I'm not talking about the food fight on facebook, or the occasional smack you get from someone's backpack when they're careless in the school hallway. I'm talking about those things that come as a shock, that make you do a mental double-take, the things you thought could never happen... until they do. 

I often wonder, if I had done things differently, would this same situation have ever occurred? I've heard the chaos theory: everything we do is a chain reaction that keeps snowballing, creating all of these scenarios and situations that wouldn't have happened if you had not acted as you did. It's like a tsunami; the smallest quake grows and grows, until you have these enormous waves that crash against the shore and wreak havoc. We can only hope the people have built their houses upon the Rock, and not the sand. 

I find myself asking God questions. But I think it is good to ask questions, because how would you ever find out anything if you don't ask? As long as you ask in faith, believing that you will receive and answer when the time is right. However, waiting can take so long, and unfortunately, patience is one of those things that human beings seem to lack when it comes to instincts.

I am so thankful for the friends in my life. Sometimes I think that God answers our prayers through them. For example, you're running late to class, and you have a ton of books in your arms and your purse and a notebook, and all of a sudden this ignorant freshman (haha) slams into you, sending all of the paraphernalia you're carrying flying across the hall. You are already having a bad day, and it's all you can do to not look up at the ceiling and say "why God?!" Then, from no where, a friend comes and picks up all your stuff on the floor, dusts it off, and returns it to you with a smile. How can we say that it was not the Holy Spirit that filled them that moment, giving them the compassion to step out of their way and help you? I always try to keep an eye out for circumstances like that; you never know who you are being Jesus to. Maybe you're life is the only "Bible" someone is ever going to read. 

This was a very random entry. But who wants to be in synch all the time anyways? ;)