God doesn’t need everything to be perfect in your life before He starts working out His purpose. He often speaks most clearly to us when things are the worst, not the best.

God’s plan is always better than ours. He’s in all the details— even when we don’t think they matter. 

The plan for each of us, in each season, is a gift from our Creator and loving Father. Sometimes we get in the way and desire a gift exchange. 

When we come to Jesus, we are not suddenly where we need to be as a person or as a Christian. In fact, we spend a lot of time trying and falling and getting back up and falling again, and the cycle repeats. 

If you've ever gone through a time of discouragement, thinking life has passed you by, remember that God knows the plans he has for you, to give you a hope and a future. Your future is bright and serves a purpose--for God AND for you!

If there really was a list of everyone who was naughty and everyone who was nice, which list do you think you'd be on?