"None get to God but through trouble." -Catherine Of Aragon

[lettx85]

Drops Like Stars by Rob Bell.........."That's often what happens when we suffer. We had things well planned out. We knew what meant what. We had all of our boxes properly organized and labeled. But all of that was disrupted when we began to suffer. So there's "out of the box" which is often merely a variation of the same thing. And then there are

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[godsproject31]

Beautiful quote in a painfully real way. I am glad that you view everything differently now. It's a much better view.

[okimmeagan]

I enjoyed reading this post...I think it goes along with the saying, "If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans" & " Life happens when you're making other plans". Every time I had made a plan or decision for my life, something else huge and unexpected would, without a doubt, take place..."smashing my boxes", leaving me wondering...why has God done this to me? Again??Why is it that every time I have a plan in mind, He takes every thing away and has me start from scratch???
But after every rainstorm comes the rainbow...and every time I find myself saying, "oh...Ok, I get it, I see now!! Thank God for that rainstorm"