I Wish I Knew God's Plan For Me
Finding God's Purpose For You, Is Finding God's Plan For You ...
By:
author2
Written on January 6th, 2012
If you are listening to your life, you might already have the answer to what God's plan is for your life. If you're not sure you're really listening, I would suggest taking time every day for spending time with just yourself. It's true that "the unexamined life is not worth living," and to examine your life, you need to spend honest time with just you.
Sometimes it's not that a person doesn't know God's plan, it is that what they feel is His plan seems too big to be true. You should know what feels right for you, what comes natural to you, what you never have to force yourself to do. Then, once you know that, make sure that when you are doing it, you have glorifying God as your main purpose.
Sometimes you have to filter out all the "noise" around you, in order to zero in on what you love, then to keep going in the midst of struggles. With that said, here's a story from my blog. It's a story with a moral. A story I once heard about a bunch of tiny little frogs. The author of the story is unknown to me. I hope you'll read it, and that it will inspire you too.
There once was a bunch of tiny frogs who arranged a running competition. The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants. The race began. To be honest about it, no one in crowd really believed that any of the tiny frogs would ever reach the top of the tower. You could overhear people saying such things as, “Oh, this is way too difficult for a bunch of tiny frogs; they’ll never make it to the top." And other people were saying, "Not a chance in the world they’ll ever succeed. They’re just too small, and the tower is much too high!" One by one, the tiny frogs began collapsing. One by one they fell to the ground, except for those who managed to find a fresh tempo. Those went climbing higher and higher, but the crowd continued to yell at them. "It is too difficult,” they said. “None of you will make it!” Once again, more tiny frogs got tired and gave up. It looked like everyone was right. The goal the tiny frogs had set for themselves was just too hard to reach. But even after all the others had stopped trying to climb the tower and had dropped to the ground, one little frog continued higher and higher and higher. That itty bitty little frog just wouldn’t give up. At the end of the race, all the other little frogs had given in to the crowd’s gloomy predictions. They had given up trying to climb the tall tower because, just like the voices below kept telling them, it was much too difficult a task. Except for the one tiny little frog who—after one last big effort, was the only one who reached the top. When she got back to the podium, she accepted her trophy with a smile, and all the other tiny frogs naturally wanted to know how she had managed to climb the tower. How did she do it? A contestant came forward, got in her face, and asked her, point blank, how she had found the strength to succeed and reach the goal. But the little frog couldn’t hear her. As it turned out...the winner was DEAF.
The moral of the story about the tiny little frogs is that you should learn not to hear negative or pessimistic words, even those that come from you, when it comes to setting goals and then going after your goals and dreams. Negative thoughts and words will take your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you; those you have in your heart, that you know for sure you want to see realized in your life. This story is to remind me and to remind you that you should always speak words of encouragement to yourself. Remember the power that words have. Because every word you hear, read, and think, when internalized, will affect your actions. And, if you’re not paying close attention, you could become your own worst enemy. Always think positive, and above all, be deaf when someone either tries to tell you, or to make you think that you cannot reach your goals and dreams—especially when that someone is you. I remain steadfast in my journey. I will not be moved. My blog is written to inspire. Visit www.beaxrivers.com.
Sometimes it's not that a person doesn't know God's plan, it is that what they feel is His plan seems too big to be true. You should know what feels right for you, what comes natural to you, what you never have to force yourself to do. Then, once you know that, make sure that when you are doing it, you have glorifying God as your main purpose.
Sometimes you have to filter out all the "noise" around you, in order to zero in on what you love, then to keep going in the midst of struggles. With that said, here's a story from my blog. It's a story with a moral. A story I once heard about a bunch of tiny little frogs. The author of the story is unknown to me. I hope you'll read it, and that it will inspire you too.
There once was a bunch of tiny frogs who arranged a running competition. The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants. The race began. To be honest about it, no one in crowd really believed that any of the tiny frogs would ever reach the top of the tower. You could overhear people saying such things as, “Oh, this is way too difficult for a bunch of tiny frogs; they’ll never make it to the top." And other people were saying, "Not a chance in the world they’ll ever succeed. They’re just too small, and the tower is much too high!" One by one, the tiny frogs began collapsing. One by one they fell to the ground, except for those who managed to find a fresh tempo. Those went climbing higher and higher, but the crowd continued to yell at them. "It is too difficult,” they said. “None of you will make it!” Once again, more tiny frogs got tired and gave up. It looked like everyone was right. The goal the tiny frogs had set for themselves was just too hard to reach. But even after all the others had stopped trying to climb the tower and had dropped to the ground, one little frog continued higher and higher and higher. That itty bitty little frog just wouldn’t give up. At the end of the race, all the other little frogs had given in to the crowd’s gloomy predictions. They had given up trying to climb the tall tower because, just like the voices below kept telling them, it was much too difficult a task. Except for the one tiny little frog who—after one last big effort, was the only one who reached the top. When she got back to the podium, she accepted her trophy with a smile, and all the other tiny frogs naturally wanted to know how she had managed to climb the tower. How did she do it? A contestant came forward, got in her face, and asked her, point blank, how she had found the strength to succeed and reach the goal. But the little frog couldn’t hear her. As it turned out...the winner was DEAF.
The moral of the story about the tiny little frogs is that you should learn not to hear negative or pessimistic words, even those that come from you, when it comes to setting goals and then going after your goals and dreams. Negative thoughts and words will take your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you; those you have in your heart, that you know for sure you want to see realized in your life. This story is to remind me and to remind you that you should always speak words of encouragement to yourself. Remember the power that words have. Because every word you hear, read, and think, when internalized, will affect your actions. And, if you’re not paying close attention, you could become your own worst enemy. Always think positive, and above all, be deaf when someone either tries to tell you, or to make you think that you cannot reach your goals and dreams—especially when that someone is you. I remain steadfast in my journey. I will not be moved. My blog is written to inspire. Visit www.beaxrivers.com.
By:
author2
Age:
36-40
,
Female
