A Superior Plan

When someone says that God has a superior plan for our lives, everyone nods in agreement and says of course. However, who actually lives their life that way all the time? Not me, thats for sure. This was brought to my mind when I was talking to one of my friends about my trip back in January to Haiti. We talked about how I was so sick for nearly the entirety of the trip. For the first half of the trip I couldn't even speak audibly and expect to be understood. If I tried to do anything above a talking level I would convulse into terribly coughing fits which were of course were worse at night. I didn't hardly any sleep at night and my roommates didn't either. I felt particularly guilty about keeping my roommates up which were fifteen other girls. I felt absolutely horrible and I knew I had a choice how I would view my circumstances. I could choose to complain and not participate in the ministry. I could also choose to smile and do everything that I could. I couldn't sing and I couldn't laugh but I could move my lips along with the words and make silly faces and smile super huge. So I chose the latter. I am glad that I did because when I was talking to my friend I remembered another mission trip where I was sick as well. Except that trip, I had chosen a different path and had made myself unhappy and likely everyone else as well. I remember thinking after that trip that if only God would give me a second chance. However, it didn't dawn on me until now that He really had. I had thought that a second chance would come in the form of a mission trip with perfect health and bottomless energy. When in reality I was given a second chance to make a better decision when I was sick on a mission trip. 

I do not say all this to be "Hey look how awesome I am at being joyful in a miserable situation." I do say it because now I can look back at how I was still able to joyful in a bad situation and then it is much easier to choose joy in whatever situation that I come up against in the future. 

So, yes God had a superior plan and really does know what He is doing.