A hiccup, in my world of definitions, is something that occurs that is unexpected and, typically, unwelcome but is not a major disaster. It could have occurred ‘out of the blue’ but may or may not have resulted from something you did or failed to do. Yet… it still was an event that got you ‘off’ and put your attention where it shouldn’t have been (or wasted time and energy). Blindsided is sometimes indicated as the basis for one’s reaction to such ‘events’. Regardless, ‘it’ is something that can’t be avoided or evaded, you have to deal with it. So, do you go into your storehouse of effective strategies? You should since you may be able to adapt a previous success. Do you panic? And this gets you…?
Sound familiar? Remember how you handled the last time this occurred? Did it subsequently go according to plan? Were you pleased with the results and how you behaved? It doesn’t matter what was the cause of the hiccup – did you take the time to learn from it? Silly question… did you first (or eventually) stop and seek the Lord? And if not, why not? If you are in relationship with Him are you not including Him in all the bits and bobs of your life?
I sometimes wonder if ‘the little things’ or our definition of insignificant and the not crisis parts of our lives we exclude from our relationship with … a ‘He won’t be interested’ or ‘I don’t want to bother Him’. News flash! He does want to be involved with us – with all of us. Why wait till the hiccup grows into a major disaster to turn to Him? I know… stated like that it does seem silly, yet this is what we typically do. Remember that these hiccup times can help us learn in a less stressful situation. I know… ‘duh’.
The bottom line is that the Lord wants all of us and relationship is defined as all. The little, the funny, the revelations, the problems, the successes, the learnings – the all. Hiccup learning is the least painful way to accomplish this. How to start? I suspect it is different for each of us as we grow in relationship. For me, it was talking out what I was doing and experiencing with the Lord as I went through the day (I have no problem ‘talking to myself’). As I grew in my understanding of relationship, becoming, what the Lord said, etc. that I began to appreciate just how wonderful the gift He brought is in and to my life.
