What were you doing one year ago today? How about five years ago? Ten? Are you where you saw yourself today? Has anything you planned ever worked out exactly how you had imagined it?
Odds are, very few people have been able to plan their lives as they would have them. This is by no mistake.
Woody Allen once made famous the quote "If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans."
God has a will for everyone's life. Make no mistake, everything DOES happen for a reason and those reasons are Gods. No matter how much you plan, and figure, and work toward something, if God doesn't want you there, it will not happen.
Psalms 33:10-11 says, The Lord foils the plans of the nations, he thwarts the purposes of the people. But the plans of the Lord stay firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.
This doesnt mean give up your plans and dreams. It means continue to strive for them and pray for them. If its Gods will, then you will end up where you want to be, but don't be discouraged if you dont. It just means God has another plan for you that you haven't figured out yet.
Oh, and another thing to wrap your thoughts around: All that time you spent planning and working toward that something that you never reach, God planned that. So, even if you're not on the right track toward Gods will in your life, youre still on Gods track. He knew what you would do before you did it.
So you should never feel as if you've messed up, or lose hope in what you're doing because there's a reason God's letting you go through it all. It's not all for nothing
As Joshua 1:9 says, ...Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
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