Erwin McManus once said, "The process of becoming the person God wants us to become usually doesn't come from success, success, success. It's loss, success, failure, success, heartbreak, success, disappointment, success."
I'm not much of a planner. Actually, to be honest, I can be classified as a mixed bag of nuts. I usually have a plan but I'm flexible when the plan obviously needs to changed. I believe that I can quickly grasp the big picture and move to line myself up with that picture to achieve success. However, lately I have to admit, I have been missing the mark with it.
I'm currently reading a book by Pete Wilson titled "Plan B: What Do You Do When God Doesn't Show Up the Way You Thought He Would?" It's a great book that is helping me refocus and redefine my faith. In it, Wilson talks about Joseph and how he chose to react to his circumstances. Wilson states in his book "He (Joseph) chose to live intentionally; choosing to trust God in all his circumstances and allow his life to be used for God's purposes." That is just great stuff.
God is just awesome and I love Him to my core. He is using this time to reveal things about me...about my character...that's sometimes hard to face. He is using this time to reveal things about His nature and His character that just makes me love Him more.
