Trusting God's Plan

Has anyone ever told you that God has a plan for you? Have you ever done what you thought you were supposed to and felt like a failure because for some reason it didn't work out? When something goes wrong it is easy for someone to tell you that God just has other plans, but when you are the one that is getting discouraged it feels a lot different. 

I have had so many moments in my life when I felt like I was going in the direction that God wanted, and the all of a sudden, it seems like all I did was waste my time. There is nothing you can do to avoid these feeling and circumstances because it is going to happen to everyone multiple times in a lifetime. 

Sometimes it is so hard to accept that God has plans that may differ from yours, and it can be really difficult to think of it the way it actually is. God does have a plan for our lives, but those plans may not directly reflect what we want. He has his own time schedule and if it is not time, you will not have what you want until he is ready to give it to you. Following the guidance of someone you can't see can seem so tough, but remember that with every trial, God is right there beside you. 

Many times he is just simply seeing if you are willing to follow him and do what he asks of you. It is not that he is trying to send you through loops, but that he wants to know that you trust him, even though he already knows whether you will or not. 

Don't get discouraged. I know it can feel like things never work out for you, but if you do trust Him you will be more than okay. Don't let your mind tell you that he doesn't answer prayers or that you are just a lost cause, but trust and continue walking. You can do anything that you want to with help from the Lord, but it is going to be in his time, not yours.