We all have a perfect plan for our lives that we’ve developed over time. Our fantasy is an idyllic world that we have constructed in our minds. Filled with images of beautiful people in beautiful homes in beautiful locations, we have arranged just the ideal life.
For me, it was to go to college, write books, have a happy family and live in a remote mountain retreat. Something went awry with that plan. I dropped out of college, wrote books nobody can read, saw family wander, and live in the suburbs, working for the man.
I remember Bugs Bunny always talking about taking “a wrong turn at Albuquerque.” I too have taken the off-ramp to a different direction..
What will we do when God doesn’t act the way we think he should? What’s our reaction when the Plan A turns into the the Plan B, or C or D. Life rarely goes the way we planned.
At every failure in my life, I’ve been tempted to stop living for God. “I failed me. I failed you. I failed my calling.”
But each time, God picks me up, dusts off the dirt from coat, brushes the hair back, kisses me on the forehead and tells me that I am still His and that He still, still, has a plan for me.
Who am I to say “no?”
And this life I’m living — It’s probably Plan Q by now — is very blessed and II wouldn’t have it any other way.
What about you? Have you lived through a Plan B and lived to tell?
Please, share with a friend if you feel moved.
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