Ding Ding Ding

The other day I was reading this book about a set of movie producers who were trying to make a film with a deeply Christian message.  Basically at the end of the book they run out of money and can't finish in time.  But, some how God provides for them and a donor comes to their rescue. In this scene a producer and his wife are talking about what just happened.

Lisa:  "Only God could have done this."
Chase:  "Exactly.  That's how He likes to do things--at the last minute, so we'll know for sure it wasn't our brilliance or our great plans or our hard work that brought about the miracle.  It's Him."

This really got me thinking.  The last four years of my life has been very planned.  It had to be in a way to get through VU in four years and study abroad.  Bottom line though, I didn't give my life up to Him fully and it showed.  My senior year was all planned out and then BAM--God said that my plan and His plan were different.  It's just like that phrase, "If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans,".  That's what happened and in a few short months I'll be on my way to an Indian Reservation.  If God hadn't spoken, I would be sitting here in Valpo just waiting to get married.  I would have settled for a life that He didn't want me to lead.   It's hard to trust in God's plan, but knowing that I can live my life according to Him makes all the difference.