You yelled at the person driving slowly on your road because you were late for work, but you didn’t know that if you were driving as fast as you would’ve liked to you would’ve hydroplaned and hit a tree.

Someone got the job promotion you applied for at work, but you didn’t know that you’d get a better offer a week later that you wouldn’t have been able to accept if you had received the promotion.

You have been trying for a baby and you have not been able to get pregnant yet, but you didn't know that God says you're not ready for that kind of responsibility yet.

You just went through a tough breakup with someone you intended to spend the rest of your life with, but you didn't know that God has someone for you that He made specifically for you.

Your scholarships didn’t pay for enough of your tuition so you had to go to another school, but you didn’t know that you would have been raped the first week there.

That concert you wanted to go to got canceled because the artist caught a cold and couldn’t perform, but a gunman planned on shooting up the place.

Your football game got rained out, but you didn’t know that you would’ve gotten a concussion that game if you had played.

Sometimes we question God’s decisions in our lives, but who are we to assume we know what’s best? It’s impossible for us to know how a situation could’ve turned out differently, yet we still yearn for different outcomes. Even the smallest instances could have drastic impacts on our lives, so it is important that we consistently trust God’s plan for our lives. It is typical of us to undermine God's authority and try to live how we want, disregarding the set plan He has for each of us. Stay focused and don't let your faith waiver when something isn't necessarily going in your favor. Just because something is not particularly going the way you desire does not mean that God is not using that hardship to your benefit. God may use those instances to make you a better person by making you stronger, or maybe humbling you through weakness. God knows your need and He knows exactly how to get you where you need to be. God does not make mistakes and His timing is perfect. Remember that when you're questioning something as small as to why you're behind the slowest possible person while running late on your way to work. Trust God in everything you do and know that everything has a fruitful purpose in your life. Thank God for the closed doors, because when one door closes another door opens.

“A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.” Proverbs 16:9