If you would have asked me four years ago what my life would look like today, I would have said that I would be engaged and graduating with a full-time job lined up with great pay and benefits; however, these plans of mine didn't actually happen. The only part that did is the fact that I am graduating. I am currently not engaged...I'm not even in a committed relationship nor have I been during all my college years. I also do not have a job lined up after graduation (If you need me after I walk across that stage to receive my diploma, you can find me living in a cardboard box).

My plans, no matter how big or small they are, never go the way I planned or imagined. Often times, I get really frustrated about this. I become angry at myself, and I start to think of every single little thing I could have done for there have been another outcome...one that would have benefited and progressed my plan instead of making a dead end in the road.

Over the past three years, I have been immersed in Bible study after Bible study and attending a message and fellowship by one of my campus ministries weekly. I have learned so much, not only about my faith and God but also about myself.

One of the biggest lessons I have learned is God's plan is far greater than my own. His plan is far different than my own. He incorporates blessings, trials and opportunities into the plan that my human mind cannot even begin to imagine. My plans are flawed and bound to fail, while His plans are perfect and bound to thrive.

I need to trust in His plan for my life, the one He perfectly orchestrated long before I breathed my first breath. I need to remember and realize every failure and setback is part of the plan, too. I need to let go of doubt and discouragement and hold onto faith and hope.

My plans for my life from four years ago may have failed, but I am thankful they did. God has so much better in store for me, and I cannot wait to experience all the blessings that are waiting for me.