The Purpose Driven Life is a classic and I love it, but I remember the first time I read it and those words… “It is not about you” – I couldn’t believe it, felt so discouraged! Ha!! Now, everything has changed and makes more sense. Those same words are warm, and loving. I think you’re right, so many times we are doing God’s will and don’t even have a clue I has stories and I’m sure you do to, of people who have crossed paths and we don’t realize it at the time but they were placed there at exactly the right time by God. Incredible how He works, all day every day. Thankful.

The first words in Rick Warren’s book The Purpose Driven Life are, “It is not about you.” I think I have told you this before, but there was a show a few years back called Joan of Arcadia. In the show Joan sees God through all different types of people. On one episode, Joan was asked to befriend a thug like character. Her Dad is the chief of police. She asked him to the school dance. When dancing, Joan accidentally tripped and everyone thought he shoved her down. He took off and she ran after him and went with him to a deserted junk yard. The cops (her father) came and he (with a gun) ended up surrendering. When Joan asked God the point, he said that because she went to the dance with him, a future rage of his would have ended up in his killing several students and teachers in a Columbine like event. Sometimes it is just not about us. Maybe His plan for us is to do something that causes someone to be two seconds late for something and by being late, they end up doing something major that hepls do His bidding. Maybe we end up doing His will without even knowing it. Who knows. Sorry for being so long winded.

I like that Carol, God has something in store for all of us in every situation.