The Bigger Plan

Don't you hate it when plans don't work out? Whether it's plans for school, a job, family, friends, or other relationships, things just don't seem to go according to plan a lot of the time. This summer is going to be a little tough on me, and it's really frustrating because my original plans don't seem to be coming together. It seems like nothing is going my way.

While I may not see it, there is a bigger plan in store for me, and for you. God has called each one of us to take up our cross and follow Him, which includes surrendering our plans to Him. What we often don't realize though, is that He has a plan for us, and wants to combine our plans and His. His plan doesn't always consist of us leaving all our friends and family behind to travel across the world (although sometimes it does), but a plan that is the best for us. We must give our plans to Him to let Him mold them to his plans, and then, we can be truly happy. We need to ask everyday for His plans to be carried out in our lives. His plans are always the best ones for us. 

"For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope." - Jeremiah 29:11