The Five People You Meet in Heaven: Blog Assignment #1

"That there are no random acts. That we are all connected. That you can no more separate one life from another than you can separate a breeze from the wind." This-to me-means that we all play a role in each other's lives. There are no random acts because everything you do has an impact on someone's- or more than one person's- life. The effect you have on them may be small or large, good or bad, but it changes them all the same. Just like you can't "separate a breeze from the wind," you can't separate one person's life from another. God has a specific reason for everything that happens in our lives. We may not understand or think something is unfair, but it's all a part of His greater plan. It's like the story of what happened to Bethany Hamilton. She was just a normal surfer from Hawaii until a tragic shark attack left her with one arm. But despite all of that, God used-and is still using-Bethany in extraordinary ways. She has inspired so many people and shared the love of God while doing so. None of that would have been possible in her life before the accident. And just like the attack that took one of Bethany's arms was "no random act," the same goes for everything that happens in our lives. There are no coincidences or chance encounters in life. Only God knows the perfect plan he's made special for every one of us.