For I know the plans...

 ¹¹ 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.

Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) 

For the past two years now, Jeremiah 29:11 has been one of my favorite verses in the bible and I have chosen it to be my life verse. Such a simple verse with such a profound meaning. I have written it, I have said it, and I have tried to drill it in my head but it's so hard to grasp...up until recently. 


Life is Hard. Yes, no doubt... and I learned it the hard way. Two years of this roller coaster ride called life can drive someone to a point where it's just over. I've been up. I've been down...and I am tired. Life is definitely not a joke and so is God.


One word: Stubborn. Growing up I knew what I wanted in life. I knew who to surround myself with and I knew how to live my life. But it didn't go the way I "planned" it to be. Results? Frustrations. Disappointments. Broken relationships. Failures. I was walking through the path where God intended me to, but along the way I diverted and took a little detour. That detour took me in a different places. Places and experiences I never thought that could happen to someone who knew what she wants and how to's in life. Two years in that detour and I've decided, I'm going back. 


"For I know the plans I have for you..." I am slowly grasping the words and drilling it in my head permanently. Disappointments, frustrations, and what-nots? I see all these as part of God's plan to build character in me. God is sovereign and nothing can ever change that. Yes, I admit I've been on the detour and I have had moments where my relationship with God was put on the sidelines, but bottom line, whatever I do, God is still the master planner. He has his blueprint and I leave it up to Him.


Hope and Future. God's promises never fail and I have learned it the hard way and God never promises us to fail...but to succeed in whatever we are doing. Fail once?twice?ten times or more? Get back up and try again. 




Stay tuned.