My Favorite Quote...

It's not what the world holds for you. It's what you bring to it. -Anne of Green Gables the SequelI adore the entire series of Anne of Green Gables. I have watched the movie and sequels many many times, and can still watch it many many more times. I still cry at the same parts as I did the first time I watched it.

I think why I like it so much is mostly because of this quote.

I can build a whole sermon off of just this one quote, and I think I will. Here is where my thoughts have taken me today.

We all have our lives planned out to a certain point, but then discover life changes those plans, most often without our permission.

There's a lot of stuff we might not be able to control. At times life may seem not as exciting and wonderful as we might have once imagined it. If we're fortunate enough we discover it's even better, but never do we arrive at such a blissful state by chance. We cannot forget to be proactive and take control. To take risks and try something new. To not settle for something mediocre, to reach for something you really really want even if it's out of reach. To build off of what life gives you. Not sit back and wait for life to plop its wonders in our laps. To not expect my plans will be God's plans.

Your life is what you bring to it, not just what is placed in your lap. It can be so much more.

My comfort zone encompasses a small area. I do not have to step too far to be outside of it. I have found that it is good to push my comfort zone and I have discovered I can bring satisfaction and happiness to almost any situation. Never without resistance at first though. Perhaps someday I will be more compliant with God's plans.

Often we want life to go as we have planned, but perhaps that is not the direction that leads to the happiness that we truly seek. That's why I can trust that God works things for my good. Only He truly knows me...He created me, He understands me. Only He knows the future and the paths I need to take to reach a life full of love and satisfaction.

I realize these are strong statements and my life does not quite reflect them fully. I'm working on it though. But I've come to realize that my life, mostly the parts that did not go according to my plans, have brought me to a place of greater joy and peace than I have ever imagined.