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Planning.

I don't really know what to label this blog post because I am not really sure what I even want talk about.  Currently I am at work, on this cold, dark, EARLY Friday morning.  Not to mention, my LAST Friday before school starts... booo.  BUT on the bright side, I only have two terms left until I graduate.  This term is going to be pretty hard with four business classes that contain a lot of finances and math.  Thankfully I have a very intelligent boyfriend who works in the financial industry so I will be able to get some help from him :).

I have come to realize I am an avid dreamer.  I love planning for my future which is a good thing, but also a bad thing. 

Proverb 27:1 says: 

"Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring."

In planning and dreaming up my future,  I need to allow room for God to work in my life because ultimately, he has a perfect plan for my life if I just listen.  I love to travel but maybe God has a plan for me to stay exactly where I am right now.  I would like a new job but maybe God wants to keep me in my current job right now for some reason.  God's plan will not always be congruent with my plan and that's where I am called to be obedient and put aside my selfish desires and listen to where God is calling me at this moment, and every moment I come to. 

This is hard for me because I love to think of what I could be doing in a year, or in a couple months, or a couple days, or even in a couple hours from now.  Don't get me wrong, planning is good, but it's necessary that we leave room for God to work in our lives.   Make tentative plans, but don't be disappointed if everything doesn't go as planned.  Guaranteed, God is working in your life right now for your good.  God loves us!  Everything he has planned is good and because he loves us.  Even if you don't see the good at that moment, you may in the future.  But even if you don't see the good in the future, rest assured that God is taking you through the valleys of the shadow of death because it will benefit you in one way or another.  

Joel Osteen said:

 “God will accelerate his plan for your life as you put your trust in him. God is giving you victory sooner than you think,” 

which is similar to what Rick Warren said:

 “God’s plan for your life isn’t a map you see all at once, but a scroll unrolled a little at a time, requiring faith,”.  

What gives me peace in this though is Romans 8:28:
"And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good,  for those who are called according to his purpose."

Love The Lord.  God loves us and wants to make us happy, but it's essential that we put our faith in Him as well as our whole hearts. 

 Love,
Jenessa 

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