Riverbank Reflections

You never really know what lies just around the bend of the river.  Will it be smooth and calm, or wild and choppy?  What will the next twist bring?  One moment you’re floating peacefully thinking all is well with my soul and the next you are riding the rapids hanging on for dear life, heart pounding, muscles straining with the effort of trying to steer against the current.  This is life on the River of God.