I heard a very interesting explanation last week of what a crisis is. In this definition a crisis was explained to simply be a time of an emotional or circumstantial change in one's life. I know that in our society we view a crisis as being "bad", but I love that this definition leaves it open for good! For example:
Someone being rushed to the ER after a car accident is in crisis but, so is a woman checking into a hospital to give birth. She is most definitely there for a circumstantial change and a emotional change.The wonderful thing is that good or bad crisis we have a wonderful promise!
"I the Lord do not change. So you, O decendants of Jacob, are not destroyed." Malachi 3:6

I have to admit that I have alot of trouble remembering this. The resolving of any crisis, good or bad, is not because of anything I've done to resolve it, but because God's love for me was so great that he sacrificed his son and he hasn't changed his mind since that day.

http://http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQPsTdDprWE