The Unexpected

Deadlines to meet

Unfinished tasks to complete

List of things to do as long as my arm

Can't run in circles

Don't dissipate energy

“Get organized, stay focused,” I heard

Like a broken record

playing over and over again

With care I planned,

no loose ends untied

Then the phone rang

The Unexpected paid me a visit

Roaring like a twisting tornado

It touched down at my doorstep

In a twinkling of an eye

my plans spiraled out of control

But not only mine

All around me were touched

The swift twist left me giddy

Like one on a run-away carousel

It threw me off balance

“What do you do?”

“How does one plan for the Unexpected?”

“How do you prepare for the Unanticipated?”

If anyone knows, please tell me.

I wish I had the foresight to see it coming

But that is why it is called,

the Unexpected

Not a moment to spare

There is a mess to clear

The Unplanned

The Unscheduled

Is now the priority

demanding urgent attention!

Even in all of these,

I must have a thankful heart

And a joyful spirit.

Yes, in all things

I have learnt to give thanks

But a part of me is still groaning

That I must put under.

Still reeling from the giddy swirl

I found a while later

The Unexpected left me a package

Unraveled it revealed

a cocktail of potent potions

A blessing in mysterious guise

it must be

Like a triple barrel cannon,

if it were possible,

bombarding an enemy’s camp with fury

The potent potion dealt deadly blows

on the termites devouring my fields

The Unexpected visited them.

I should have known,

He will always work it together for my good.

They say the potion may take me on a spin

But this time I am prepared

It will not catch me unaware

The Unexpected brought a change

A change led to a detour

The detour added a new layer

The plot thickens like a rich cake

And the story is richer for it

At the end of it

I will be vibrant

Renewed

Restored.

The next time life brings you

the Unexpected

And you wonder what to do

Embrace it, within it lies a blessing

Ultimately, He will work it together for your good.

"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to His purpose."

Romans 8:28

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Tommy Walker's "When I don't Know What To Do"