“Has someone seen the life I planned?
It seems it’s been misplaced
I’ve looked in every corner
It’s lost without a trace…”
~ Beth Moore~
From the poem: “The Life I Planned ”
I have this running joke with God that everything I “planned” while growing up, he changed. Whatever I dreamed He changed.
I wanted to marry the boy I met in 3rd grade, instead he gave me wonderful “manly man”.
I wanted a dream wedding with a white flowing dress, instead I was married in my uncle’s house on a mountain top in a cream dress from a department store.
I wanted boys, AND a girl; instead I got 3 boys who I would not trade for the world.
I always thought I would live near my family, I grew up around lots of family; instead I live on the other side of the United States and did not have family near by until this year (and it is my husband’s family).
Does God want you to dream? You bet! In fact he loves talking to you about your dreams, he wants you to share them with him. When discussing your dreams you are discussing something vulnerable deep within you, that is where God wants to be. But you have to be ready for changes. Everything God has changed in my life has been a blessing. Did I like God making all these changes…umm NO.
I have always loved to travel (that was a dream) and I married a man who takes me places. We drive as a family every year from Florida to Minnesota (and all the states in between). We travel back to my parents place in Arizona. Our family for many years traveled to Key West because husband’s family was down there. So I was blessed with traveling.
I live across the US from all my family, but I live in a wonderful small town that is perfect in raising children. I have a say in the schools, with the teachers, etc… Hubby knows the Mayor and the people who decide the laws, so we feel we have a say. So even though it took me a long time to accept why I was here, the Lord placed us in the best possibly place.
Even though I had prayed and prayed for a little girl. I am blessed with three wonderful boys that keep me busy, and sharpen my skills as a Mother daily. I won’t ever get that girl, and that is ok. But guess what, I have over 4 nieces!!! I have tons of girls to buy for, I get to be the fun Aunt, and I get to go home at the end of the day if the screaming gets to much.
So yes the Lord changes things, and sometimes that is very difficult. This is the not the life I dreamed while growing up. But it is the life I am glad to have. I am very very blessed. And God heard my dreams, he may have altered them a bit, but I am better off for it. Maybe someday we will work on that church wedding and white dress thing….but than again now being married for 13 years I think I would rather take a big trip after the kids move out =)) It is good to dream, just be ready for changes.
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Thanks for sharing this. I love that God doesn’t always answer our prayers the way we want Him to at the time. He knows what is best for us. God has blessed you in so many ways.
“I get to go home at the end of the day if the screaming gets to much.” This has me laughing
My girls are in first and third grade, and sometimes we have to stop everything just to scream! We say, “One … Two … Three …” and then we all scream as loud as we can together! It seems to work well that way – hehehehehe
Very nice post! I found it very encouraging for when I start to question on why some of my dreams were not answered. God does know best!
I’m laughing here. I dreamt of boys and got 2 girls and 1 boy. Never imagined having girls, but I wouldn’t trade them either. It’s amazing how God gives us gifts to change our hearts!
Thank you! I needed that one today!
Great sharing! As much as I love my neices the boys were always easier to deal with as they got older! Teenage girls are scary!
“And God heard my dreams, he may have altered them a bit, but I am better off for it”
AMEN!!! I loved your post on this!
Love this post! I dreamed of boys and got two girls. And I wouldn’t trade them (ok some days I might). God takes our dreams and blesses us out of them. Isn’t He good?
Thanks for sharing! I like what you said that God still wants us to dream, but that we just have to be ready for what He brings us.
Wonderful. It is so encouraging to see that though none of our plans hae gone ou way, they have all gone His way, and we have all been blessed by them.
You are right – I know that I have grumbled many times living 6,000 miles from my family – but I think that God’s plan turn out much better than my own. Although I always wanted a girl, we have a wonderful son who I am proud of..
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this Week’s theme…
This is wonderful topic and post! I too have had many dreams fulfilled, but am in the middle of waiting for one more dream for now and that is to grow our family with children. I am daily asking for God’s will to unfold in this area in my life.
I like how you encourage us to keep dreaming even if it’s not what God ends up giving us.
And I predict that you will have a girl grandbaby. Do you even want to think about that yet? LOL.
Yep. My dreams have changed many times. God’s doing, I am sure. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much. I don’t think my life turned out at all like I planned, but I wasn’t all that specific in the first place:-)God has much better ideas for the long run.
Blessings & hugs,
Vicki
The times that we’ve gotten into our biggest trouble were the times that we dreamed and then implemented those dreams without praying about them first. We’ve tried really hard over the years not to repeat those same mistakes but it can be hard sometimes. Thankfully he is forgiving and he finds a way to turn our mistakes into something positive although we do learn our lesson along the way. Thanks for the wonderful post!
My husband and I eloped, so I often hope for that dream wedding too.
It’s nice to know that God enjoys our time together when we share our dreams with Him. He has a way of reshaping them into something so much better when we leave them in His hands.
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