The only certain thing about life in this world is uncertainty! If we think we can control everything that happens to us we are in for a rude awakening because just when you think you have it together, something happens to prove you don’t.
I woke up last Monday knowing that I needed to rest. I was fatigued, hurting, and looking forward to a day of nothing with a capital “N!”
After returning from picking up groceries, Bob went in the bathroom and then went outside to snip the dead blossoms off the flowers in the front. When he was done outside, he came in to wash his hands and I heard him shout. I went to see what happened. There was water all over the bathroom floor and the carpet in the hallway was soaked.
Apparently, he thought he smelled gas coming from the bathtub drain; it’s a large garden tub that is seldom used. So, he turned on the water to flush the drain. He then ‘forgot’ the water was running, turned on the fan, shut the door, and went outside. The tub filled up, ran over, soaked the floor and the hallway carpet. We spent the next few hours soaking up as much water as we could with towels and going to the rental company to get high powered floor fans to dry out the carpeting.
To say I was miffed doesn’t quite describe my attitude. The funny thing is that one of the devotionals I read that morning was on how to handle the “uncertainties” that often plague us in life. It contained a reminder that only God is Sovereign (which means everything is in HIS control, not ours). Guess that’s another lesson I’ll need to learn again.
Psalm 141:8: “I look to you for help, O Sovereign Lord. You are my refuge….” [NLT]