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The blessing of near misses

Hoi,
Wetin dey happen!!!
Ok so I have been pondering on the goodness of God in the land of the living and now this is one of my blessings.
I have been blessed to constantly just walk into the plan of God and find myself right where he wants me. But there were times i was on my jolly way till He stopped me in my tracks and did a reroute. But sometimes I must confess I have also had some not to easy to let go near misses.
All those nearly was their friend, nearly was their neighbour, nearly was a family member, nearly businesses, nearly trips, nearly successes.
There is a quote that says " Those that walk with God always reach their destination" ( gist for another day). This comes to fore when you know the outcome you want and you know the picture God has. Sometimes if you are even sincere before God that you don't know what the plan is, He is able to help you find your way.
This week I saw the latter end of a near miss. It would have certainly been an interesting experience no doubt because all of the reasons were flawed and the true nature was embedded. Looking at it now, I honestly would not have expected all these surprises that are springing up. But to some other people and God, they are not surprises because he knows the end from the beginning and well, those things are normal. I would have been sick with worry, constantly fighting and nagging because as far as I am concerned it's not normal.
Someone described it thus, walking around with a corpse in tow. That would be a heavy, tiring load to bear and it would be yours for a long period of time. So the next time, you have a near miss, just be grateful because you don't know what you have been saved from. God has us Right where he wants us
                Ephesians 2:7-10The Message (MSG)               7-10 Now God has us where he wants us,
               with all the time in this world and the next 
               to shower grace and kindness upon us in Christ Jesus.
               Saving is all his idea, and all his work.
               All we do is trust him enough to let him do it.
               It’s God’s gift from start to finish.......

 Hasta la proxima 
mb.
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