God's Surprises

Why are we always surprised by how God moves?  We seem to always be taken completely off guard when we realize God has worked out the details of a situation to bring about something new for us.  This is the way it goes for me.  I look back at how God has orchestrated a thing and think, How did I not see this?  How could I have missed it by so far? The truth is, God's thoughts are not my thoughts. As much as I want to be on the same page as God, for some reason I just can't seem to get there.  I am always about two steps behind Him.  I do think this is by His design.  When I feel like I know where something is going, I tend to lean on my own understanding of the thing and lose sight of who is ultimately in charge of all of my goings.  God keeps me in the loop just enough to hook me in and keep me moving forward in trust, but He only reveals what I really need to know it that moment.  I struggle with this at times because I want to know everything.  I know it is in my best interest, but it doesn't make it easier.  However, it does draw me closer to God and that is always worth it.