God's plan VS Our plan



"Sometimes we don't get what we want because there is something else better waiting for us!"

Sometimes God's plan and my plan are not the same....and I am thankful for that. Over the last few years I have seen "my plan" become completely destroyed right before my eyes. During those times I would think that I knew best, and I would think that I was doing what I needed to do, but God would protect me by not allowing my plan to be carried out. And of course later I was thankful. Later I would see all the reasons why my plan was not the best plan. Has this ever happened to you?!

In the past (when my plan was destroyed) I would become very frustrated and stressed because I didn't understand. I didn't understand the why and because of that I had a hard time accepting the change. It has always been hard for me to accept change when I didn't understand why it was happening. But, through different circumstances I have learned to try and roll with it....because I am not in charge to begin with. I have learned to look at things differently. Instead of getting irritated or frustrated, I have learned to focus my thoughts on God and focus my prayers on asking God for wisdom on what to do next.

Sometimes I wonder if we (I) will ever stop learning haha. I already know the answer...it's no....but sometimes learning is tiring! However, learning helps us grow and learning builds our faith.

Over the last few weeks we have had a big change of plans. A big change of "our plans" I should say. Most of you know that we have moved into a rental house because our house sold and our new house is not ready yet. Well, 2 days after we sold our house and moved into the rental (that we would have for 3 months) we were told that our builders were stopping and they were not continuing to build our house. After 8 months of working with them they were just done due to company issues. All the time, money, and efforts were wasted. (at least that is what my brain thought)  At first I was so stressed and frustrated because we were so ready to move in and be settled. I knew we had to be out of the rental in 3 months and I knew that we had a problem. But, at the same time I had peace.

I guess I had peace in knowing that there would be a better plan. We thought 110% that this was the best plan for us but I knew (from past experiences) that sometimes our plans are destroyed because God has a bigger and better plan. So I was patient. I tried to think that maybe we needed to live somewhere else because God was going to use us with the people in the new neighborhood in a great way. (I hope!) I told myself that schools matter and where your kids go to school can have a great impact on their friends and their lives. So maybe the girls needed to be in a different school. I tried to think about all the ways that God was trying to protect us, teach us, or use us....and I was patient.

Over the last few weeks we have looked at houses that were built and we have tried to seek wisdom on what would be best for us to do next. I have constantly prayed for wisdom because I don't know what else to pray.

Last week we found a new lot in a new neighborhood for us to build our new home on. We made an offer and it was accepted...and we both feel so good about it and already I am seeing why God's plan was better than our plan. We have a new foundation and I believe it is exactly where we need to be. When we discuss each issue about each neighborhood, every part of it aligns up to be better with the new lot. The only negative thing is time. Since we are starting over then it will take a lot more time. But, I would much rather be patient and do it God's way then try to force something because things got messed up.

So I guess I am writing this for 2 reasons.

1. We are starting over. And I need to send out new Christmas cards because our cards had our new address on them.  But we won't be living at that address anymore. So I hope to do that soon.

2. God's plan is always better than our plan. No matter what. I have learned it over and over and I am still learning it. But God always proves to be faithful until the end no matter what the situation is. It would be much easier if we could just trust Him 110% from the beginning...but we are human, and imperfect, and we don't always do that. But regardless of what we do.....He is always faithful to carry us through. And we need to remember that it's ok if our plan is destroyed because God just might have something else up His sleeve!

So it's a new year, with new beginnings, and we have a fresh new start...in more ways than one! I can't wait to make the most of 2012!