Life is a series of twists and turns. We never know exactly where the road will lead us. Oh, after a few curves here and there we may have a vague idea of what might be next. But we can never be certain until we are living in the moment. The thing is, we need to prepare in advance for whatever life may throw at us. A person doesn't wait until they are in the middle of a hurricane to go out and buy supplies, board up windows, put away anything in the yard that might be hurled into the air, etc. They have a warning that a hurricane is on the way and that is the time to go do what needs to be done. And it's the same way with our spiritual lives. We already know that trials will come. The Bible is filled with instruction on how to fight against temptation, how to respond in the situations we might face and such. It is our job to get into the Word and study and meditate. This way, we won't have some knee jerk reaction, but we'll know what God's Word says to do. I guarantee it will make life much easier if we come to know what God thinks about things.