Other inventions gone 'wrong' include Penicillin, which at first was thought to be an antiseptic; Post it Notes, which were created out of the desire to create a super-strong adhesive, but turned out to be a ‘low-tack’ one instead; Ice Pops which happened when powdered lemonade soda was left in a glass on the porch with a stick in it and froze; and even Coca-Cola, which every one knows is a super sweet drink, originally was thought to be a potent medicine! There are plenty more! This gives even elementary credence to the fact that something wonderful can be made out of what we might consider a mistake!
There are times in our lives when things seem to go extraordinarily wrong and everything goes in every direction except the right one! It’s wonderful to know that God has the ability to use these mixed up ingredients in our lives to create something new and wonderful if we are open to new outcomes.
These experiences grow and change us. They may change perceptions, or biases. It may break us so much we feel like we are in a million tiny pieces, but God has the power to put those pieces back together. (The Kingdom Heirs, my favorite Southern Gospel Group has a song called, “Pieces” which identifies this scenario beautifully!)
None of us want to deal with unexpected hardships and circumstances, which throw our world off kilter. But when we remember that those ‘mishaps’ can create unexpected beauty in our lives, it’s easier to accept the hardships as another form of ‘growing pains’ we experience as children—-or even young ‘baby’ Christians.
These circumstances can also create new hearts within us to enable us to forgive when a situation has been especially difficult, or strength and courage when we are sure we aren’t going to make it through, and peace when all we feel are twisted knots inside our stomachs. This ‘new you’ that grows out of these trials ‘grow us’ into the strong Believer God wants us to be.
Our mistakes or trials in life (not that we want them), have the potential to chisel away the rough edges and allow God to mold us into a better form of His direction, so we can better serve Him.
Has there ever been a time in your life when your ‘life experience’ wasn’t at all what you’d chosen, but in hindsight is recognized as 'coming out of it’ a better person? It’s likely we all have. Be thankful for those moments, hard as they were. God is good all the time, even when we can’t see just what it is He’s creating!
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