As we get older and start planning for the future it is hard not to plan everything out exactly how you want it to happen. Pretty soon you are planning when you will get that one job, or when you will meet that certain someone, and when you will marry that someone, etc. But what happens when you get this "perfect" life all planned out, and something that was not part of your plan happens? Someone dies, you do not get that one job, you do not meet that certain someone, or that someone brakes up with you, what do you do now? We have all been in that spot, something happened that was not supposed to happen.

Well, what do you do? We get mad, start pointing fingers, and start blaming people or yourself. For me, during those times, I have a special verse that always comes to mind. That verse is Jeremiah 29:11. The verse simply says "For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." That part that was not supposed to happen, happened anyway because God made it part of your plan. He has plans for each and every one of us, and all his plans are trying to make us have a wonderful future. He knows what each one of us is going to become, he knows who we are going to marry, he knows how many kids we are going to have, etc. God knows it all, believe me, or not, but he does.

I fully believe we were all born with a purpose. Some of us may not know exactly what that is at the moment, and some of us do. God has made each and every one of us with different talents and strengths and weaknesses because each and every one of us was made with a different purpose in mind. As we get older it is our job to seek God and figure out that purpose and trust him when things get a little out of order. God has this all under control, make him the boss of your life and you will start seeing great things happen.

I know my purpose is to be a teacher because of my love and talent that I have with kids. Children are my passion, and I am able to understand and work with them and be patient with them. Not very many people can say they can do the same, and once I made God the author and finisher of my life I knew what my calling was. God has a plan for my life and because I was able to figure it out, I have a good feeling knowing I am following God's plan for my life. The same thing goes for all of you, God has this amazing plan for your life.

You have to seek him, and trust him with your life and he will make your paths straight. When you hit those bumps in the road, do not give up. Trust in God because he brought you to that storm and he will lead you through it. He has a plan and he will never leave you nor forsake you. Just trust God!