His Plans...His Favor...My Blessing!

For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile."

I think we all innately believe that we know what's best for our lives and we become upset when things don't work out the way that we want them to, but today as I was listening to a song (I always have revelations while listening to mellow music in my car!) my heart was filled with so much joy because God really does bless us in the midst of everything!

Nearly 1 year ago, I found myself completely devestated...my heart was broken, I felt like a complete failure, I gained a lot of weight, I stopped caring about work and life...I was just in a bad place. I was angry with God and the entire world around me...I was pissed because the life that I wanted had fallen apart and I couldn't fix it...I couldn't fix it! I can remember the mornings when I didn't even want to get out of bed...it was just too painful, I seriously believed that laying around all day would take away the pain. Well, it didn't take away the hurt and pain, but time and completely submitting my destiny to God's will did.

Now, I find myself rejoicing over how God took me out of a situation that I didn't even realize I was in. I am so grateful that we are clearly told that the Lord knows the plans He has for each of our lives...I'm so glad that His will for our lives doesn't involve mistreating us, taking advantage of us, disrespecting us, using us for personal gain, or any of those things. I'm so grateful to God that no matter what the future holds, He has shown me His unwavering love and favor for me. He only wants what's best for me.