No Plan B

I got some sad and shocking news from my friend Ginny today. About 2 months ago, she and her boyfriend bought their first home. They had been looking for a while and were so excited to be homeowners.

Ginny recently came home from work and was met with firetrucks, police cars, an ambulance, and onlookers. Her house was on fire, and it has since been declared a total loss, along with everything that was inside, including a beloved cat. Just a couple of weeks ago she had invited me to a housewarming party...and now she is in the process of looking for temporary housing. They are planning on rebuilding, but it certainly does not come with the usual excitement that people have as they are preparing to have a house built.

I feel helpless in what to do for her.

It got me thinking about how fragile and unexpected life can be. From disasters such as this, to diseases, premature deaths, accidents, job loss...the list can go on and on.

A few months ago my sister introduced me to a blog called Bring the Rain. This blog is so worth reading. A woman, who happens to be the wife of a Christian recording artist, found out about halfway through her 4th pregnancy that the baby would not live. Her story is unbelieveable, her faith is amazing, and her writing will make you laugh and cry.

One of the posts on her blog includes a video. It is called "Rocked to My Core" and is about 22 minutes long. It's worth your time to watch it. The underlying message in the video is that we may try to plan out our lives, but when something unexpected happens, we switch into Plan B mode. According to God however, there is no Plan B. I love that line. From before we were born He's had our lives mapped out. He has known all along the good and bad that we would face in our lives.

It doesn't mean I understand why so many hurtful things happen, but it does provide comfort knowing that God has always been, and will always be in control!