"A man's heart plans his way, but the Lord directs His steps." Proverbs 16:9

So many of us live with a blind heart. I was there once, too.

I sometimes get embarrassed that I come on too strong with my feelings about Our Creator. I don't want people shying away from the discussion because they're worried I'll press ideas onto them.

But opening the door up to God has made such a difference in my life and I want it to make a difference in yours.

Maybe for me, it's so easy because I've reached that ultimate low, praying for signs from God that came down immediately. If it weren't for life falling into shambles my senior year, I probably wouldn't be writing this-- or any of these. I was constantly trying to control what was happening in my life, but reality was a reminder that it's not in my power. This is difficult for me because I'm impatient and I always want answers. I have the tendency to try to figure things out on my own.

But God is operating in a whole other realm that we can't always understand.

My father passed away a little less than a year ago and although it was all so heartbreaking, God had placed me (just weeks before) the closest to Him that I have ever been-- as if He was preparing me for the storm that was about to hit.

We're living in the 21st century, where our priorities are a jumbled up list from school to politics to who's going to that party? It seems like the majority of us don't have time to actually put God high up on our list, looking past everything we've been given. We complain and complain and complain.

We cry about the mean girls who didn't invite us out. The injury that took us away from the game for a season. The test grade that brought our GPA down. The boy that broke our heart or the job we didn't get.

But our issues are so much smaller when we let Him in because our perspective shifts.

Maybe those girls are just bad influences. That injury could have been so much worse if you kept playing on it. That test led you to change your major for a career that you'll soon love. That boy did not deserve you and that job was for someone who needed it more.

It's so difficult to see, but God's putting us through a process that we can't be afraid of and can't avoid. The end result is where you're supposed to be, sculpting you into the person you're supposed to become.

"I've learned that God sometimes allows us to find ourselves in a place where we want something so bad that we can't see past it. Sometimes we can't even see God because of it."

You have to allow Him to mold and shape you. To heal you. Conquer the obstacles in front of you. Relook the stress. Grow in your faith. Hold on to what He gives you. God's promise leads to a process, changing your perspective for a better life ahead.

We were not created to do life on our own, we were created to be dependent in our God.