Perfectly Placed in God's Plan

They say hindsight is 20/20. It is so cool to look back on your life and realize that through the spaghetti-type mazes, as they seemed at the time, that God’s Hand was there all the time. We sometimes get those “aha!” moments where a puzzle piece slips into place. A seemingly random event in our upbringing suddenly comes to light as having a purpose in bringing us to this moment.

I have had many of these realizations, and each one is a gift from God.

One of my annoying quirks is that I cannot be blunt. I hedge, qualify and “polite-ify” myself out of ever sounding confident or credible. Even if I know something 100%, I end up using phrases such as “maybe,” “probably,” or “I think.” I try to soften my responses, to not come across as harsh, but the side effect is that I’m often misunderstood by those who are more blunt.

It just so happens, that the country we are currently living in tends to be blunt. That is, except for the specific location we are in. Here, they hedge, qualify, avoid confrontation and smile or laugh to mask embarrassment. I couldn’t fit in more! And it makes me smile to realize that when God created me with my personality, He knew not just where I had been, but where I would end up. He knows the end of the story, so we can trust Him with it, even when it doesn’t make sense!