There are incidents in life that
happen to you that you do not plan for. Sometimes you take insurance against them.
But you do not want them to happen to you (or anyone else). You fear these
things so much that you do everything to avoid them. Nevertheless deep down you
know that they are beyond you and if they come to you, you can do nothing to
avoid them. Typically, when these things happen they are devastating,
emotionally draining and derail all the plans you had for you. These “God
experiences” set you back, set you up and sort you out.
God experiences cause you to
stop, reflect and imagine. They are God experiences because they redirect your
life whether you like it or not. Some of them are great, but others take you
down paths you would never choose for yourself. So what do you do when the God
experience happens to you? I don’t know. But I do know that God is speaking to
you.
Mourn, cry, complain and feel the
pain. It is real. Rejoice, shout about it and enjoy the moment, because really
it is for only a moment. Study the mix you find yourself in. Look at your past.
With hindsight, we all appear foolish, selfish and not a little irresponsible. At
the time, none of us would admit it. But it is now important that you forgive
and congratulate yourself for making it this far. Study the effect the God experience
has on your life. Keep the good qualities it forces upon you. Then study the
path laid out before you and determine to make it work for you, but more so for
the others you will be led to or come across along the way. As you take
tentative steps down the new path, determine to never be the same or pass this
way again, but if you do pass this way again determine that you will be better next
time and learn from it again.
Allan Bukusi
