Ever wondered how, from an episode of utter mess, things amazingly come together in such a harmonious fashion that all you can say is, “Wow!”

Imagine this. You have set your plans, mapped out everything, worked your butt out to make sure things go as planned. And then wham! it didn’t. You see everything tumble down, abruptly and then slowly, along with your spirit that slowly loses its zest for life. You give in. You give up. You settle. You tell yourself, this is probably what I’m destined to do, where I’m destined to be. But deep inside, you can feel that fire, a calling or longing and even belief that tugs you every now and then, urging you that you can do so much more.

That tiny spark, that belief, no matter how small it had become, if you continue to breathe life into it, it can attract the most amazing thing that can give you your next breakthrough. Then imagine this. You wake up one morning, you got a phone call, received a message or an unexpected visitor came and wham! again. This time you are given another roadmap to another exciting adventure, the one you have always wished for but never thought would actually happen. Then everything changes. The zest for life springs back up and you find yourself ready to take on the world again.

This is when we see the ugly mess that preceded the breakthrough as a blessing in disguise. A kind of pruning that prepares us for something beautiful. And that is how life is. It is a cycle of good and bad, of highs and lows. It also comes with twists and turns, even detours that take us to different directions, including those that are under construction which delays the journey. And there are times we get stuck and think it’s the final stop. But then a sudden event takes place or a person we least expected comes along at the most unexpected time and it changes everything. We take on a different route and we journey on.

It is in these moments that we realize, all the things we have been through, the times we got stuck and felt broken, those were just part of what awaits us. Something far better than what we have planned and pushed ourselves to do or to be at. We wonder in amazement, “How did that happen?” or “Where did that come from?” We smile and see the chain of events as coincidence. Probably they are. But when God’s Hand is at work, coincidences truly become magical. So keep that faith burning. When at the moment, nothing seems to be happening, let us remind ourselves of the pruning stage where the most beautiful part is still being prepared for us. Trust the process. And when the time is right, the magical coincidences will lead the way.