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Topic: ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN (04/13/17)
Do you think this is bad? Oh No it could have been so much worse. We always complain about how bad or terrible the situation we face are. It is the worse situation we have ever faced, we would say? But is it? With this thought we are not able to thank and praise God through the difficulty or trust HIM through it. We will always face on thing or the other and we wont be able to avoid that. Every single day comes with its own cup, bowl or bucket of troubles, trials, accidents and issues. Our hands are however not tied to how we respond to and deal with them. If we are look at it through a different lens, dealing with them wont be so difficult. Because, however terrible the situation is, it really could have been worse. And if we realise that God didn’t allow that “much worse” situation to occur then we know HE has got our backs.



Little did Joseph know that he was going to be sold to a people he had no business relating to and travel to a land far away from his home and family. That is definitely a bad situation but it could have been much worse. The poor guy would have been killed but that didn’t happen. Being sold was one of the best things that ever happened to him. Not too bad a turn out, was it? Well, you know how it is when God is the one working behind the scenes. Though my own bad situation or accident if I may call it was nothing compared to Joseph’s, it really was something unexpected. So, little Miss Me is all dressed up for my graduation. Everything was on point till I got the venue and got ready to step out of the car. With both feet on the ground as I tried to lift myself out of the car, I heard an unpleasing sound. My zip opened up, I calmed myself down and got a friend to help me fix it. Thankfully it got fixed but just for 2 seconds and then opened up again. I tried several times to fix it but it just wont work. This could not be happening, I thought to myself. Just in case you are thinking it was a small zip at the side of my dress, it wasn’t. The Zip started from mid back to my knee, the very end of the dress. The dress immediately turned into an apron. I will save the description for later and just have you imagine what exactly was happening. I got my graduation gown and wore it over the dress because it was too late to go back home and change. And then I started questioning God, why does this have to happen today. My whole day is ruined. But then HE prompted me to think about how worse it could have been and enjoy my day.



It really could have been worse, what if it had opened up after I had entered the building in the presence of everyone. What if I didn’t have my gown on me, or didn’t even make it to the graduation, we could keep going on. With these thoughts going through my mind, I walked confidently into the auditorium and unto the stage to get my certificate and further to take pictures with family and friends. All the while rocking my apron. I must say I enjoyed every bit of the day. When you think its bad, it really could have been worse and trust me HE has got you covered. And this could have a very literal meaning, like in my situation. We have to see the accidents, trials, negative issues through a different lens. Count from a different angle, not all we have lost but all we could have lost, because for all you know you are actually gaining. Instead of being mocked, HE turned that situation in a story which you and I get to laugh at.



There will always be that incident we least expected, never planned, prayed will never happen or never dreamt of. But they could be some of the best unexpected troubling situations we could ever face. Better still we could totally ignore their negative impacts and smile through it. You think spilling the milk was the worse accident, what if you didn’t have any. Choose to react positively and you will be amazed how uncomplicated the situation really is.
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C D Swanson 
04/21/17
Great wrap up with a fantastic message.

Good job with the topic.

Blessings~
Larry Whittington
04/22/17
I liked the personal flavor of your piece. For the title, you would probably want the word "An" instead of "A".

Also the spell check did not catch the "on" instead of "one" in a sentence.

One sentence has "If we are look". What you probably want to say is "If we are looking" because there is another "ing" word that comes later.

After you talked about Joseph, you need to start another paragraph about your "accident".

I thought your concluding sentence said it all very nicely. Good work.