What to Do about the Other Shoe
When a tenant in an upstairs apartment dropped one shoe,
you knew that the second one would soon follow. That explains the meaning of
the phrase “waiting for the other shoe to drop.” So often we think we know what
will happen, but the truth is that mere humans don’t.
An online shopper finally found the perfect winter
jacket, but she figured her husband—who had an account at the auction
site—would be too busy at work to order it for her. Surprisingly, he happened
to be waiting for someone and agreed to place the order. But when she clicked
on the item a few minutes later, her heart sank. Somebody had ordered the
jacket three hours ago! Oh, no. Well, she would have to look for something
else, though she doubted another jacket could be found for such a good price.
Before she started searching, however, she read the title of a recent e-mail
from her husband: “I got it.” Apparently, he had been the one who had bought
the jacket; it turned out that the auction site was three hours behind her time
zone.
So what should we do about the other shoe we assume will
drop? Humbly admit that we don’t know what will happen, and be comforted by the
fact that God does.
