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.