Not According to Our Expectations

In this world 

    you will have trouble. 

But take heart!

    I have overcome the world.

                              -  John 16:33

God’s Sovereignty – 

    not according to our expectations. 

When “life as it is”

   turns out to be very different 

      then “life as it is supposed to be.”

The world is not created

    for our purposes, but for 

        God’s purposes.

Where do we get the belief 

    that life is supposed to be fair?

It wasn’t supposed to be this way! 

  is the cry of the heart toward God

    when circumstances take an 

       unexpected turn for the worse. 

The heart feels cheated, ripped off 

    and wronged - by God. 

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We live in a fallen world where 

    broken ropes are a fact of life.

                                   - Steve Brown