One of the things I have been learning over the last few years is just how little control I actually have over my life.

I think we all like to think we are in control, but really it’s an illusion and we are foolish to think it any different.

Death comes unexpectedly too often, illness strikes, money gets stolen, houses burn down… whatever it is we realize that (to quote Scotty) there are no guarantees in life.

Yesterday I went back to work after a month off and came home hardly able to move my arm. Not good when it’s your primary work tool. I’ve been really enjoying my Retic work and the whole deal of running a business, but last night I realized again just how fragile life is as I pondered ‘what to do’ in the absence of a business. Two days a week of church work wouldn’t pay the bills so I was wondering exactly what we would do.

I guess i’m like most people in that I like to have some control over my destiny, but truth is I have no control – and stressing over it doesn’t change it.

So there are questions raised for us about what it all means. Is it time to revamp the way I do business or is it time for life to change again dramatically?

I like my life at the moment so the thought of change doesn’t thrill me, but sometimes you have no choice…

I don’t think I’d be overstating it to say that we trust that whatever goes down God is with us. We know there are no guarantees of success, affluence or happiness even if we think we are somehow entitled to these things.

So we will see where the road takes us… My hope is that it will be business as usual in every way, but we are also wondering if this is the catalyst for a significant change…