Romans 8:28

Lately I have been thinking a lot about the course life takes us on. I think of how unexpected things happened, how plans change, and mostly how looking back every year it is a mystery how I got where I am today. Within a year’s time I went from being dead set on attending Clemson University, to making the decision to go to the University of Georgia, where I came to a truer and richer understanding of the Gospel. Just over a year ago, I was one phone call away from accepting an internship in Savannah, GA. Literally minutes before I made that call, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta called, and I ended up staying in Atlanta. I look at my life, who I have met, who I have become great friends with, where I have been, what I have been involved in, and often poor decisions I have made. When I look at all of these things, I am utterly amazed at God’s Goodness!!! I am amazed that He cares for me. It blows me away that He has His hand on my life and that His plans always seem to work out. As I get older, and as more and more of “my plans” fail, I realize more and more the truth of Romans 8:28, “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” It’s a verse that most of us memorized when we were young, and it’s one that I always applied to “difficult” situations in the lives of others. But, it is becoming more real to me as I see the truth of His promises in my everyday life.