And Take Everyone By Surprise

 

....and behold,

you have done nothing

        but bless them.

        Numbers 23. 11

(We are all faced with

volatile situations,

difficult relationships,

  and struggles of all kinds.

May we respond the same way 

    with unexpected blessing 

    and striving for good will.

May we see it as a conversation,

instead of a conflict

        or confrontation,

willing to grasp the best in

   and want the best for.

When faced with trouble

     and opposition,

what if we blessed instead?

And take everyone by surprise.

May others see

      a different heart in us,

      transformed by the gospel.

When we come before Him,

   God changes our triggers

   and the trajectory

                 of the situation.

God can redeem,

                    even this.)

O LORD,

Before we rush into the fray,

help us to stop,

        come before You,

and seek Your way into

   whatever is before us.

Empower us to approach,

navigate and negotiate

   with Your amazing grace.

And to experience

   what You make possible

       in the impossible.