God Really DOES have a Plan!
- notpopular110
- Jul 22, 2015
- 4 min read
The second most popular Bible verse that I hear 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." I got to thinking about this verse the other day. A lot of things have to happen for just one event in your life to take place (I always think of Griffin in MIB3). I recently (June 1,2015) was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, this occurred a few weeks after I graduated from high school. For those of you who don't know what Type 1 Diabetes is it's a chronic disease in which the pancreas produces no insulin. Type 1 is not caused by being overweight, out of shape, or eating too much sugar.
Okay, Let's back this up to my junior year of high school. My boyfriend of three years(let's call him Bob) and I had just broken up. It was mutual, but I was completely blind sided. I have always had a strong faith. When something bad happens in someone's life I think the most common verse that people comfort you with is Jeremiah 29:11. Because what are people suppose to say? "There are plenty of fish in the sea." "Build a bridge and get over it." "Everyone has to die." Those aren't comforting phrases, actually they're the exact opposite. What someone CAN say is that they have no idea what God is doing in your life but he does have a plan. So there were times when I would be back to my optimistic self,"Yes! God does have a plan for me." And like any break up there were times where I thought, "What's the point? I'll just become a crazy cat lady." (Which I would actually be totally okay with) I started to work out harder than I ever had. Before the breakup working out was for myself but now it was to make him regret it. And I did great. The shift to make Bob regret slowly died. I realized he wasn't taking me back and we were better off without each other (all part of God's plan). I then wanted to make myself the most beautiful girl in the world so another guy would find me attractive..And thats when a friend convinced me to run cross country. I was pretty fit by now and figured I could attract some guys (Notice my focus here is on guys not on God). Now don't get me wrong I love working out, it's one of my favorite hobbies but back then I needed a reason. I went to cross country practices and meets and realized I wasn't the best but I also wasn't the worst. Cheerleading and Dance Team started after cross country and they quickly drew all my attention, I didn't have time to actually work out but I had enough workout through school activities that I had no reason to not work out separately.
Then March came and I had no more activities.I shifted my attention back to working out in hopes that I would attract more guys. But then when guy after guy didn't work out, (yes I had about 7 ALMOST boyfriends during my senior year). I got frustrated and had the attitude of, "If a guy wants me he will get what he gets." Which made me less and less motivated to workout. It was my senior year. I was already accepted into my dream school, classes were getting easier, and frankly I was getting lazier. I spent more time with my friends and then got a job. I did not make working out a priority. And when I did have time to workout I decided I was too tired or had worked hard all day and I deserved a break. Before I was diagnosed I was weak and tired (a result of having high blood sugar) so I stopped working out. I was frustrated with myself because I didn't work out so I ate more junk. I stopped trying to be healthy at all.
Let's think about this some more. If I had continued to work out I could have passed out on a run all by myself or I could have forgotten my phone at home and had no one to come help me. OR I could have maintained a healthy lifestyle and worked out so much that my blood sugar was relatively normal thus prolonging the diagnosis of this disease. But God HAD A PLAN. He knew what would happen after that break up. He knew the circumstances leading up to my diagnosis and He knew what was best for me at that moment. My point is God is so much bigger than me, so much bigger than you. He knows what He is doing. So next time something bad happens in your life remember God really DOES have a plan. Jeremiah 29:11 is true we just have to wait and see.
1 Thessalonians 5:18
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.