making sense of "I'm Lost"

None of us really like to find ourselves "lost". We diligently plan so that our journeys produce what we feel we want. Occasionally, in spite of best laid plans, we find ourselves somewhere else.

Recently a couple showed up at a local produce stand near our house. They declared, "we are lost, but we're glad." How can that be? Well, it seems they discovered a produce stand with all kinds of goodies they wanted. It appeared they bought some of everything offered and were delighted at their find. They never planned to go to this produce stand, didn't even know it existed, but were blessed by it even if they were "lost".

On our recent trip to Europe I had to plan several flights and hotels. I tried to reserve those that met our needs the best. The night before leaving for Budapest I received an email saying there was an issue with our reservation and that we had been relocated to a "comparable place." Upon arriving at the new location by taxi, we were astounded. Instead of being in the middle of Center City where I HAD PLANNED, we were 25 minute walk from the city center in an area that looked like "bombed out Beirut." I was definitely taken back and didn't know what to do with this surprise. We put our bags in the most horrible room we have ever seen and started walking toward town. i decided we could find another hotel and take a taxi back to retrieve our bags.

We were in a strange place with no idea what we would find. We were more and more perplexed as we came to the center city that we saw no hotel. Finally, we come to The Buddha Bar Hotel. It was an exquisite looking boutique hotel (which meant it looked expensive). We decided to try it and they had a room available. They were so nice, apparently noticing that we were "freaked out" and lost. I would have paid 1000 eu per night, but it was only 200 eu (to our surprise). They even upgraded us to a better room at the same price. They made a great dinner reservation for us at a non tourist spot up on the hill above the Danube.

I would have never booked this place because I knew nothing of it in my planning. It did not fit my idea for the trip. Yet is was perfect, one of the best experiences we had on the entire trip. Totally UNPLANNED, totally BLESSED. One of the worst moments (being lost) turned into one of our best moments.

I am sure you have had similar experiences. Then why do we make sense of "being lost" with some horrified look? Maybe "being lost" is God's way of saying, "the sense you have that you are in control is an illusion."
I have plans for you that you can not even imagine.

Expect Blessing in "being lost"!!  certainly worth pondering .......