Does Life ever Surprise You??

Does life ever surprise you??  I don't mean just the complex stuff, but simple, somewhat stupid things as well??  It certainly surprises me.

What am I talking about?  I know that if you're reading, you're thinking that.  But, really, has something occured to you that was such a simple concept, it amazed you that thinking about it amazed you??

Here's my simple, somewhat stupid discovery as of late.  I am amazed that when you go seeking for answers, you find them.  I know. Blonde, but true.  It amazes me that for 30 years of my life, I went along without wondering what really made me tick.  Here in the last two years of my life, I've learned more about myself than I learned in all the 30 previous years combined.  And all I did was start to look for the answers.

For instance, my marriage is one of the top 20% of the marriages in the world.  It has been a wonderful since the beginning, almost 9 years.  But, I knew I could do some things to make it better.  So I went looking for information.  I found Created to be His Helpmeet, which helped me to realize that JOY was the thing that draws your husband to you.  After that, I found Just for Women, which helped me to learn about how guys think, and how to understand my husband better.  After that, I found Secrets of Fascinating Womanhood, which taught me the two most important things about my husband and his thoughts (first, that he wants to be accepted, and second that he wants to be admired).  Ok, I know, PATHETIC!!  Things I knew over here in my brain, but they'd never moved over there to connect with my thoughts and actions toward my husband.

Second thing I've learned:  I've always been an insecure person, and also, I have a tendency to be negative.  Found out a couple days ago through an overheard conversation that the two things are linked.  Made sense as soon as I heard it.  Everyone I know that is negative is also insecure.  And vice versa. 

Third thing I've learned:  God is good.  He provides in ways beyond my understanding.  He brings things into our lives when nothing else will do.  He nurtures, cares for, and prunes us as an award winning gardener would do with their prized plants. And if we step back and allow Him to work, he does a work in those around us that is far better than we could do ourselves (and He changes us, so that we fit them better, too).  God has amazed me in all that he has brought about in our lives to draw us closer to HIM.

And lastly, I've learned how important I am to God.  Of all the katrillion things He has created, He chose mankind to love and send His Son to die for.  Of all the massive stars, and moons, and comets, and space rocks, and galaxies God made, He chose to breathe life into one little insignificant human body.  He chose to let that human have a free will, even when He for-knew that that human would sin.  Of all the babies that have been born, or miscarried, or born with handicaps, He chose to make me born perfectly healthy.  Of all the families on earth that He could put me in, He put me into the one that would take me to church every Sunday morning, Sunday night, and Wednesday night to hear about Him.  Of all the Principals in the world, He gave me one who would love me, even when I was in the wrong, and would show me what the love of God is like.  Of all the men in the world, He gave me one that I could best complete without feeling too stretched, or too limited.  Of all the children in the world, He gave me three little wonderful men to raise to be HIS servants.  When I think through all the things He lined up, just so my life could take place.... I stand AMAZED.

So, I ask you again, Does life ever surprise you?  Do you ever stop to think just HOW GOOD God is to you?  It certainly surprises me.