Burnt Toast Theory

Have you ever had things not go the way you wanted or needed them to? You then experienced "The Burnt Toast Theory".

Let me explain...

Several years ago, I had a flight out of Atlanta that was cancelled several minutes after we were asked to get ready for boarding. The airline management announced that there was a mechanical issue with the aircraft and they had no additional aircraft to  replace it.

It was nearly 12:30 AM and there were no more outbound flights until 8AM that morning. Everyone started to be grumpy, which was to be expected given the inconvenience of the situation. All the other passengers accepted Uber vouchers to head home or to stay in a local hotel. My friend and I were the only passengers left in the terminal area after we re-booked our flight for that morning.

As I thought about our situation, and the grumpiness of the other passengers, my first thought was “Thank God they managed to identify the operational or mechanical issue of the aircraft before asking us to board and eventually take off.”

This is where the Burnt Toast Theory comes in. It suggests that when delays happen or when things don’t go as planned, it could actually be a blessing in disguise. Those major or minor life’s inconveniences might actually be protecting you from something.

Essentially, if you burn your toast in the morning (in other words, something challenging happens), the time you spend making another slice may have saved you from a car accident or something bad.

Or maybe it causes you to be late for a meeting, but as you stroll in, you cross paths with someone

who will become incredibly meaningful in your life that you wouldn’t have met otherwise.

It’s kind of like God always has your back. What I always tell myself: “If you get what you want, that is

God’s direction. If you do not get what you want, that is God’s protection. You may not understand His ways but you just have to trust His will.”

So the next time things don’t go your way, always remember that you are being redirected to something

better.