Do you ever feel like you are walking steps to nowhere? You do all the right things, pray all the proper prayers, and yet you don’t seem to make the progress you are capable of. I have been there so many times.
My first thought was, Is God mad at me?
I know that wasn’t the case, but it can be frustrating. Most of us only seek the things in life that bring joy to us and others. So, after many years of wondering about my steps, here is what I discovered.
Life isn’t always fair, and “sometimes good things happen to bad people” and “bad things happen to good people.” Our world doesn’t always exist as we would like it, and I guess if it’s better than the alternative; we could be six-foot underground.
So, I have learned to be grateful no matter how screwy my world is. I firmly believe that gratitude helps us plow over feelings of hopelessness. I have memorized one of my favorite scripture verses.
“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. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. Jeremiah 29:11-12 NIV
Every time I say that verse, I feel like Popeye after he ate a can of spinach. So here are my words of wisdom to anyone who can relate.
Put everything in the hands of God before it gets so overwhelming that you get angry at God.
He is on our side and has a unique plan for us. Even though we might think we are on the step to nowhere, God is leading us somewhere.
Suggested Prayer
Heavenly Father, I ask you to walk with me today. I will follow you, so I can walk in your steps. You have a plan for me and I am grateful that I am alive and have divine talents, skills, and abilities to share with the world. Thank you again for all you have given me and for the wonderful future that awaits me as I follow your steps. Amen.
