The Unforeseen Impact

It is very well known that I am bossy (aka a leader) and a control freak. I have written multiple blog posts about my need to hand over my life's plan to God and realize that it is really His. Yet, for some reason, I just can't seem to do that. I want for things in my life to happen when I want them to happen. To say that I haven't planned out when I will get married by and when I will start having children, would be a lie. While I have planned out my entire life, God repeatedly throws a wrench in my plans and changes them.

Today at church we held an event for the children of Myrtle Beach who are less fortunate and I had the honor of helping. I, along with one other lady, went and picked up two children from their home. The girl and boy were twins and they lived in a horrible part of town. It is a part of town that I would normally not go near. However, I braved this part of town to make this wonderful opportunity available to these children. We took the children to Johnny Rocket's where they could order anything off of the menu. They choose a candy milkshake and hamburgers. The children were given gifts by the youth of the church and they were told the Christmas story.

A while back I attended a meeting at college where two athletic trainers came and talked about their place of work. Both of them worked in local low income high schools. The spoke about the way their schools ran and the lack funding for their programs. In the midst of all of that, one of the athletic trainers spoke about the impact that he had on one of his athletes. In that moment, I realized that I wanted to work not only in a high school but one that is low income.

I tell you these things because I am going to talk about God's plan again. Normally when we hold the function for the children I get really sad after. It really upsets me that they aren't given the blessings that I have. I sometimes struggle, like today, with wondering why they receive the "short end of the stick" and I am given so many things. I asked the kids were they excited for Christmas, and they said, "We get two books." That pulled at my heartstrings. They get two books and I can get mad because I won't get the colored iPhone that I wanted. How could I be so ungrateful and so selfish?

I honestly believe that God stepped in today. He placed these children in my life for a reason. Today might have made the biggest impact on their lives. They got to see the love of Christ through the gifts of the church, but how they have impacted my life. Today has solidified what I think is God's plan for my life. God is a wonderful god that continues to give me blessings and these children were my blessing today. I am asking for prayers as I continue on this journey of life and seeing where it takes me!