What did you want, as a kid, to be when you grow up?

Do you remember what you said as a kid that you wanted to do when you grow up? I remember at least three of my own. At one point I wanted to be a baker because I ate bread so good that I wanted to make one myself. Another one was that I wanted to be a cop, because I didn't want to get married. Lastly, at some point I also wanted to be a priest (and to be honest I had thoughts of this also when I was already a grown up, sometime in high school).

We do have a lot of dreams and aspirations for ourselves. Some of us are fortunate enough to stick to our original plan from way back when; most of us do not have the chance to do so. What happened to the baker/cop/priest? Well he was at first a mortgage underwriter, then he rose up the ranks on a health supplement company.

Indeed, we do have a lot of plans, big or small, than don't actually come through. I want this as my first car. This is the job that I want. I want to end up with this person. We will be together by this time and date. I want to live independently. I want to get rid of my debt. I want to lose weight.

And yet, even if we make a lot of plans that don't actually push through, there is at least one plan that will definitely push through - the Lord's plan for your life. And yes, my dear friend, He has a plan for you. He has given a lot of thought about you and a lot of care for you that He has spent all this time trying to map out your life so that you may live and grow in His love, even if we're still here on this earth. And whether we accept His will or not, we do know that sooner or later, His will for our life will unfold, right before our very eyes.

Now that we've realized that the Lord has a good, pleasing, and perfect plan for each one of us and after realizing as well that His will for you will come true no matter what, imagine if at one point in your life, you can clearly hear Him speaking to you about His plan for you - what He wants you to do, what He wants you to be, and where He wants to take you.

I've gone through this at least once in my life. The Lord spoke to me loudly and clearly about His will for my life. It is exciting because I am able to paint a picture of myself as I am years from now - like I did when I was young with the baker, with the cop, or with the priest. The only difference is that at this time, I am certain, more than ever, that this will exactly come true.

Years have passed since this experience happened. I am completely not there where He wants me to be. What I'm doing is way, way different from what He wants me to do. But today He spoke to me again. He reminded me of that time He spoke to me originally. He reminded me that He has a good, pleasing, and perfect plan for my life. And this time, He kinda nudged me more that it's about time to get myself back on track - to follow His will for my life.

"For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you; plans to give you a hope and a future.