If I had planned my life out,
The twists and turns would all be straight
The jagged edges and the rough corners, would be smooth
Only love and never hate.
If I had planned my life out,
There would be endurance involved I’m sure,
But not to the degree that I have experienced it.
There would be more smiles and less weeping.
If I had planned my life out, the blossoms would always be blooming.
The sun would shine indefinitely, and the dark would not destroy the light.
BUT
I did not plan my life out, as you know this to be true.
God had a hand in everything, and knew the right thing to do.
He knew I would enjoy the happy, the easier and the calm.
But he knew my strength would not build from these foundations,
So that’s when he sent the storms.
The storms I have felt have been tough, sometimes beaten me to the core.
As I stay close to God in those storms I pray for strength,
At times I wonder if God remembers how much I’ve endured?
When the load feels too heavy, the faith gets me through.
Faith in God always comes through.
Faith in His plan, remembering it was always about His plan and not mine.
No matter the trial or the hardship … there is light in the end, when we move forward with Faith in God and remember his hand is in all things.
If I had planned my life out….
I quickly see, it is not the life that was meant for me.
My joys have been amazing and my happiness has been beyond anything I imagined..
The reason being?
Because I’ve felt the storm, and it made the light and the calmness more amazing in every way.
We build some of our greatest strength, our greatest faith … through the tough times.
Those tough times make the beautiful times magnificent.
And for this I know…
I’m glad I didn’t plan my life out.
Gods plan is best despite the jagged edges and rough corners.
For God will push us and shape us, into the people we were meant to be.
God knows the bigger picture.
And because of this… I’m glad I did not plan my life out.
It’s best this way, for you and for me.