Jeremiah 29:11
The verse reads, "I know the plans I have for you."I think I have read that same verse and same sentence time and time again. Over and over. And still it never truly sunk in until now. Think about it, God knows our plans for our lives. He knows everything we will go through, every path we will choose to take, every emotion we will encounter along that way. He knows everything. I can't even begin to describe how weird that is to me. I love God more than anyone and anything but that is weird. Sometimes I think how can He? There are so many people in this world, how can He know my life? He must be one organized person..
But just like He loves me specifically, He knows everything about me. He just knows. And on one side, the impatient side, wants to know the things in my life that I will encounter. I want to know who I will marry, if I will have kids, what my life career will be. I just want to know so much! And that's what makes it hard to take action on very risky situations, the not knowing part. I am the person that reads the end of the book first and skips ahead in Netflix shows to see how things turn out. But, the other side of me has a very comforting feel in knowing that Heavenly Father knows what I will be doing and going through and will be there for me when I need it.
It's weird to think that my whole life is already planned out. That no matter what path I choose to take, the long or short way, that it will all mean something in the end. That by trusting in God and following His plan for me, I will be okay. But it is His plan, not mine. When Heavenly Father says jump, I jump. And while some people may think that's being "brain washed" or "not living for myself," I have learned that by not listening to the Holy Ghost and God, the route is that much longer and that more painful. "I know the plans I have for you." And those plans will include so much joy, so much life, and so much love. But, I have to trust in the fact that He knows better than I do. I have to have faith. Because if I don't I will loose my purpose.
My purpose is to trust in my God. Is to show people the love of Christ through my actions. Is to make this world a more joyful place. That is my God's plan for me.