At 12:02 AM early on a Thursday morning, the Boston Red Sox were in first place on their way to another playoff appearance and avoiding it appeared, the worst collapse in baseball history. At 12:02, Orioles infielder Robert Andino slapped a game winning single against Boston closer Jonathan Papelbon, and three minutes later Tampa Rays Evan Longoria hit a walk-off home run against the Yankees propelling Tampa past Red Sox into the playoffs. So in three minutes the Red Sox had gone into baseball ignominy.
Have you considered the fact that your life can change in an instant? It could be an illness, an accident, a mistake. Life could throw you a curveball. I have been reading in the book of Job where unmitigated catastrophe befalls Job and for most of the book, he and his friends try to rationalize it. But God’s ways are not our ways. The thing that must stay constant is a deep, abiding relationship with Him. It comes down to trust and how God can work in our lives. I heard it this week described as a canvas, a work of art. I am not a big fan of artwork, but I can appreciate the beauty that is expressed in each work of art. God’s purposes are trustworthy and can prevail over the bumps that God allows in our lives.
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