It is okay to map a time frame for your future, but do not freak out when things don't happen EXACTLY to that time frame. God has every moment of your life planned out from the moment that you were created.

I used to be the kind of person that had my entire future mapped out. The age I was gonna graduate college, have my dream job, get engaged and married, travel, and have kids. I used to know exactly what I wanted to do and when I was going to do it.

When those things didn't happen at the time I expected, I began to freak out. I thought my life was over. So I turned to God and started asking why things weren't happening as I wanted them to.

I didn't exactly get an answer then. My best friend called me a few days later and she immediately says, "I have to read you something." Although I was confused, I said okay.

My friend, Aubrey, read Jeremiah 29:11: "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not harm you. Plans to give you hope and a future." I just sat there with tears streaming down my eyes completely astonished, because that was a message I truly needed to hear. At that moment, I realized that I was in a rush, but God was not.

I had been rushing to accomplish things by specific dates because I noticed when others were accomplishing things and I was comparing my life to others. Sometimes I feel that I am falling behind while others are steadying ahead, but that is never the case.

God mapped out your entire life before you even knew what you wanted out of life. With that being said, you are never falling behind others. According to God's map for you, you are right on time.

It's okay to be ambitious and even an overachiever, but when things don't work out according to your time, it's because it is going to happen at God's time and because he has something so much better in store.

So, do not rush your life to keep up with others. Your race and your neighbor's race will never be the same and they were never intended to be. Do not fret because God has you. "To trust God in the light is nothing, but to trust him in the dark, that is faith".