So often we have this idea of how our life is supposed to work out. Like there's a some type of precedent for the perfect life to live..

You're a teenager and you're in love. Everything is supposed to work out wonderfully. Y'all will go to the movies and hold hands and get those silly little butterflies all the time. You'll stay up late and talk for hours. And he's devoted to you. And if not, He is still good. 

You're trying out for the team you've been looking forward to for years. You practice everything for hours every day and work really hard. You make the team the first go around. And if not, He is still good. 

You get into the college you want to. Your dream school (with scholarships, too)! You know exactly what you want to do and what your major is going to be! And if not, He is still good. 

You make a ton of friends in your first semester. You're never lonely and you're so excited to be at college. Everything feels just right. You're busy on the weekends and having so much fun. You only miss home just a little bit. And if not, He is still good. 

You get into the sorority you want and life is perfect. You're loving all the new people and you immediately feel right at home. And if not, He is still good. 

You're making all A's and feel like you're on top of the world. You've made the Dean's List, and are hoping to get that AMAZING internship you've been waiting for. And if not, He is still good. 

You have your ring by spring, and you're ready to get the ball rolling on that June wedding. Your man is so perfect and you can't wait to have the wedding of your dreams. And if not, He is still good. 

You have the perfect job, perfect husband, perfect kids, and life exactly like a fairytale. And if not, He is still good. 

I've been looking at this little phrase for the past few weeks now. 

"And if not, He is still good." 

Things don't always go as planned. We don't always make the team. We don't always marry our high school sweetheart. We don't always make all A's. We don't always get the ring by spring. We don't always have a perfect situation. In fact, none of us do. And God doesn't call us to. 

He doesn't call us to have the perfect life or to be the perfect person. He calls us to love Him. He does not care what college you are at. He does not care what sorority you are in. He does not care what your GPA is. He does not care that if you have a ring by spring. He calls us to do two things: To love HIM and to show his love to others. We do not plan our lives. God doesn't sit down with us before with we are born with a Lily Pulitzer planner and say, "And on Feb. 24, you're gonna get an A on your math test!" or  "On Oct. 5, you'll meet the man of your dreams and y'all will live happily ever after!" No. Because.. even though all these worldly things might be great, God can do SO much more. So, despite the missteps or the things that didn't go quite as planned God still provides. He still loves us. And He is still SO good.