Yes, I was doing my best to achieve righteous goals, and someday the Lord would bless me. I could picture a loving, merciful God listening to my doubts and wanting me to have the patience and faith to see that He hadn’t forgotten me. In that moment, a wave of peace washed over me. I had been comparing my circumstances with those of others, wondering if I had been forgotten. Though I had long forgotten this episode, the Spirit helped me realize how surprisingly similar my current situation was to that of my elementary school graduation. One of the awards was presented to another student in my class. My teacher stood and announced that there were two students who she felt had gone above and beyond her expectations, and they would therefore be given the “Student of the Year” award instead of an honor roll certificate. What happened next had a profound impact on my 11-year-old life. One of them, holding her award, looked at me in confusion and said, “Why didn’t you get one?” The only response I could muster was, “I don’t know …” I looked around in surprise at those students sitting near me. As the names were called, I got ready to stand to retrieve my award. It was nearing the conclusion of the awards presentation, and the teachers announced the distribution of certificates for students they felt earned a spot on the “honor roll.” I had worked hard to excel in school, so I anticipated being on that list. As I stared at them for a minute, a memory of that ceremony suddenly flooded my mind. I felt impressed to search through a box of family photographs, where I happened upon an old envelope containing pictures of my sixth-grade graduation. The answer to my prayer came in a simple but powerful manner.
I prayed earnestly for understanding and guidance. Meanwhile, many of my peers already seemed to be acquiring the blessings I desired and was working for. Despite my efforts, my righteous desires seemed to go unfulfilled. I attempted several different pathways that I thought were good and right, none of which came to fruition.Īs each disappointment mounted, I felt confused and sad. Those first several months following my return proved much more difficult than I had anticipated, and my optimism dwindled. I had graduated from college before my mission, and I returned home with confidence and a determination to pursue righteous goals.
I was a recently returned missionary, struggling to find the next step in my life. God’s plan made me realize that, the hard work I put on the court, if I did the same for his kingdom, many doors would be open and I wouldn’t be overlooked anymoreĪnd all this equals up to the glory that is received.LCD screen texture by thomaslenne/iStock/Thinkstock Wanting to play basketball in which I worked hard at but always got overlooked no matter how hard I worked. I’ve realized that doing things on my timing, I didn’t get the results I was looking for.īut God’s timing came with the results, hope, and faith. God’s timing is always the right timing in any situation. I do believe that we can speak things into existence.īut I also believe that plan has to line up with what God wants you to do. I realized that things don’t always go as planned.Įspecially since we are not the creators of our life we live.
Thinking that what I planned my life to be will become my reality. Thinking things were going to happen the time I expected it to happen. Thinking I was strong enough to handle things The thing is I realized at a certain time in my life, I tried to do all those things. What if I decided to do things on my own timing, or plan out my life and how it should be? What if I decided to be strong enough to handle my own situations, without calling on a higher power? If I lived life by my own terms, how far would it get me in life?
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