Have Plans? Did You Talk to God about them first?

Have Plans? Did you talk to God about them first?  << Jeremiah 29:11 >> For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. New Living Translation  Ok soooo this may come off as a bit of a rant, but that's what happens when you take a short break from blogging to live!!!!!!!!! Life is what inspires me to write can't be inspired if I'm not out there living.  Anyhoooo......... Soooooo this journey has taken me on quit a few twists and turns. I've lost some friends and gained some awesome sisters and brothers in Christ.  And it's kinda funny because Gods word has connected me to complete strangers in a way  I never connected with so called friends. People some I have never even met in person. And the flow and move of God is astounding.  I'm truly humbled by it.  In the last 2 months I had two birthdays! My actually birthday I turned 30, and My rebirth into the body of Christ.  I joined my church on Men and Woman's day, I sat in a pew teary eyed and watched as these beautiful woman of God, poured theirs souls into a praise dance.  And this year I was given the opportunity to dance with them at that same service. Talk about full circle! Make no mistake He's not done with me yet! Wow God! What a difference a year in God makes. God makes No Mistakes! Although we might, He doesn't.  And when we do He still manages a way to bring us right back around again.  I'm writing again!!!!!! Not just this blog, I'm back to my poetry, something I missed deeply. I prayed and I prayed asking God to show me other ways I could glorify Him. Not just as a choir member or VOJ member. Not that there's anything wrong with that but I know there's more in me. And I started looking into Christian poets and came across Poets4Christ/TrueVoices/P4CM  Some completely jaw dropping Christian Poetry movements. And I went to a poetry slam and was floored. The level of worship was something I had never felt before. And the funny thing is everyone who was supposed to go with me canceled. I went alone. Sometimes God needs us to be alone to hear Him clearly and boy did I ever!  I went home and wrote my first piece. I've written 6 since. I will be reading my first original piece at our churches Youth Council Ministry Summer Jam August 3rd. Things have began to fall into place.  I've stopped questioning because I can't lean to my own understanding I must lean to His.  They say you wanna make God Laugh tell Him Your Plans!  I thought by 30 I'd be married and all that jazz. But I had to realize I was going against the red flags and signs thy were there all along. And thank heaven I didn't marry any of the people I dated because I'd probably be Miserable right now!  Yes we as woman want the fairy tale and the happy ending.......but if we are the ones writing it we are destined for the  nightmare version of the story.  Having Faith in God is having Faith in His timing and not our own.  Patience is a virtue they say............ So......I joined the Pinky Promise Movement!  What's A Pinky Promise?    Pinky Promise is... A promise to honor God with your body and your life. To refuse to give your body to anyone that hasn't paid the price for you called marriage. It's a promise to stay pure before God in EVERY single way. It's a promise that says, I won't test the boundaries in my relationship to see how far I can push it sexually--but instead--I want God to have my heart. It's a promise to God that you will honor your marriage convenant. It's saying that I promise not to step outside of my marriage, cheat on my spouse and that I'll work through every issue. It's an awesome movement www.pinkypromisemovement.com  It's women just like me, going through some of the same things I am. A chance to branch out past my church. Although I love them more than they could ever know. But The God in me isn't meant to be a secret it's meant to be shared.  That's why I blog, I post on Facebook and Instagram to share.  Also the movement spoke to me, and I knew it was God, because I kept saying I want to make a purity covenant and I started researching that and found PinkyPromise!  I'm excited to meet and fellowship with the ladies in my area and get to know them and share with them.  The Lord Blesses us that we may be a Blessing to others.  Now I'm not saying that life is perfect and a bed of roses, but God has given me something no body can take away and that is Joy. And I find strength in that.  Many people won't be happy at the fact that I'm being Blessed! And that's fine take it up with the one who blesses me!  I've lost friends, and relationships with people who I thought would always be in my life. But when the people in your life can't be happy for you genuinely! That's a problem.  So I'm wise enough to thank God for Not giving me what I thought I wanted and helping me realize what I truly needed and had in Him.