Many times in life, we decided to create our own path to our own happiness. We get so caught up in our own plans, setting our goals and creating our future that we forget who is really in charge. Something is always bound to happen to stop us in our tracks and force us back to the path that has been chosen for us by Him.

You’re upset, frustrated, maybe even infuriated. How could you get so lost in your own plans to forget that God’s plans conquer yours? That His are better, even when it doesn’t seem possible? This is a very humbling experience that I’m sure everyone runs into at some point. For me, it happens more often than not. In fact, it’s happening to me now. But as I type this, all I can hear ringing through my head over and over is, “Thy will be done,” four small words that hold such a great meaning.

Thy will be done.

I’ve recited it many times as a child in church while saying the Lord’s Prayer.

Thy will be done.

I’ve heard it sung loudly at my new church home at school, proclaimed over and over.

Thy will be done.

But, of course I am not perfect. I am a perfectionist, however, and I organize every aspect of my life to ease my anxiety. I have three calendars that I keep updated; I am constantly checking my planner to make sure I have everything in order, and always setting goals and planning ahead for my future. It’s easy to get lost in my world of planning everything out, it’s too easy for me to forget who is in charge. But,

Thy will be done.

At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter how much I plan and organize. The future is set, and it’s been planned by the greatest leader ever, the only one who I would trust with planning every detail of my life, God. Once I come to understand this (time after time), it’s such a relaxing thought. There is no need to stress over every detail in life, because when it all fails and nothing goes our way, we can bathe in the pure joy and comfort of knowing that our lives are in the hands of the creator, whose plans are much better and greater than our own.

One verse that always brings me this comfort is Jeremiah 29:11; “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."

In conclusion, just remember, He is in control. His plans will not harm you. He will give you the future you hope for, and so much more that you cannot even imagine or plan for yourself. Your plans may seem perfect, but His are far superior. This is something we can all truly be joyful about!

How amazing is it that we have God planning our lives, prospering us and caring for us. I couldn’t ask for a better caretaker than that.