A prayer for when things don't go is planned by Christine Brown, read by Liam Arden.

In their hearts, humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps, Proverbs 16-9.

I had big plans.

With our youngest child out of the nest, I began sorting through the many ideas I had

for the next phase of life.

What would all this new, found free time bring, the possibilities seemed endless.

And I never considered the word cancer to be on that list of possibilities.

Suddenly, my anticipation for the weeks and months ahead took a drastic turn.

Hopes for the next season didn't hold the same promise as all the things written in my

planner.

The adventures waiting for me to check them off one by one were now erased and replaced

with treatments, doctors appointments, and rest.

When the plans we've made in life, change course, our feelings can also change.

We trade our excitement and anticipation for dread or discouragement, but even in the

hardest situations, God will offer blessings in the most unexpected ways.

Proverbs 16-9 tells us, in their hearts, humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes

their steps.

Planning is important.

The ability to chart a course for our future is a gift from God.

We set goals and hold on to dreams hoping one day we'll be able to say we reached them.

So many times, God will guide us in a new direction when we never expected it.

The steps He establishes for us may take us somewhere we never intended for ourselves.

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