The Holy Crap Factor

I'm sure there's some psychological name for the moment when you think everything's getting better and you get hit like a freight train but I refer to it as the Holy Crap Factor.  It's that moment when you get the knot in your belly and you realize you're facing a mountain bigger than what you wanted or thought was going to happen.  I've learned over and over in my life that you can't control what happens to you 24/7.  What  you CAN control is how you react to it. 

I recently got hit with my own personal freight train and had my Holy Crap Factor.  Call it God's peace (which is what I call it) or call it life experience (which I doubt) but my mind immediately went into power mode.  It went from "OH SH**!" to "Here's what we need to do!"  I was able to organize it and power through the situation without a second thought.  I even was able to make the best of it. 

I guess this is why I wasn't hit that hard with the Holy Crap Factor:

1.  I believe that there is a great purpose and that God makes everything a part of His plan.  What seems like chaos right now WILL work itself out in the long run.

2.  I believe that me sitting around getting angry about it won't resolve it.  It's not that I'm ignoring the problem; instead I'm choosing to focus on the positive and do what I  can do to work towards a common good.

3.  If I'm gonna be in Sh** Creek, I may as well take a swim. 

4.  I believe in Karma.  I believe that people that do crappy things are going to get it back times 10.  I also believe that people that defy the odds are rewarded in the long run.  The Bible calls it "reaping what you sow".

No matter what, I believe that the Holy Crap Factor is only around for as long as you allow it.  God is good all the time and will reward you for your faithful attitude when stuff happens.