Not a Deer in the highlights, It's in the Living Room!

Yesterday some friends of ours got news right after church from their neighbors that a deer had jumped through their living room window. They came over to church as it ended to let them know what happened so they wouldn't be so surprised when they got home! When they got home they found a note from another neighbor detailing what had happened, because they actually saw the deer jump into the house. Now I've heard and seen birds that have done that, but not deer! That deer must have freaked out like they do at night when they see the headlights of a car coming and they run the wrong way. The deer jumped in through one of the three large front windows and tried to get out the back. It then turned around and jumped through the window next to the one it used to come in. Therefore it broke 2 of the 3 windows instead of just one. When they got home they found blood all over the tile and some on the carpet along with a lot of broken glass. Just think what it would have been like if they were home when the deer came through the window. WOW! That would have been exciting! Through this the family is counting their blessings seeing that it could have been worse and hoping that insurance will pay it. I jokingly asked my friend if he had "deer insurance". That got me to think about the unexpected things in life. Some of it is good, but much of the unexpected seems to be bad. We don't always have the right insurance for the bad things that happen unless we trust Jesus! Jesus said "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you." John 14:1-2 Whenever I have a pity party about how things aren't going so well I always think that there are other people with much worse circumstances. Some how that helps me. What helps me even more is to think about what Jesus has done for me and how will join Him in heaven if I trust Him here on earth!