Quotes about Surprise

So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.

sometimes life is very mean: a person can spend days, weeks, months and years w/out feeling anything new. Then, when a door opens - a positive avalanche pours in. One moment, you have nothing, the next, you have more than you can cope with..

You've discovered a wellspring, simply allow it to flow and it will fill your world. Don't try to keep a safe distance so as to see what happens. Don't wait to be certain before you take a step. What you give, you will receive, although it might sometimes come from the place you least expect. (p229)

What do you think of that? It's stopped raining." I'm glad Jay." Her throat, full of aching, grieving beauty, told only of her unexpected joy.

Astonishing material and revelation appear in our lives all the time. Let it be. Unto us, so much is given. We just have to be open for business.

We move in time, but God operates in eternity. He sees the end from the beginning. He cannot be taken by surprise, for our past, present, and future are before Him and in His grip all at once. An emergency to you or me is an opportunity in the great mosaic.

Lily Donaldson tiptoed to the front door and winced when it opened with a creak.

The past has a way of rising up and stepping into view when we least expect it.

If trouble comes when you least expect it then maybe the thing to do is to always expect it.

Even serving God in his holy temple, Zechariah was unprepared for something holy to happen.

The testing process usually happens when we least expect it, thereby catching you off guard and giving you no chance to display anything by your real personality.

God is already present, in the most unexpected places. We just need to make God visible.