My dreams

Don't  we all wish we were given instructions  or had a glimpse  of how the future would be ? I am sure when  we were young some of would  say " I will finish  secondary school and then go to college  .After I graduate I want to get a  great  job  . I want to get married at 24 or 25 to the guy I love , and have some kids before  30 "
Does that ring a bell ?It does to me , and it makes laugh to see how optimistic I was .Trust  me this  is not only  about  us ladies,guys had simiral aspirations in life too  .

what  happens  when things  do not go your way ? When you did not  go to that college you always wanted to go ?When your grades were not suitable  for the field  you wanted to specialise in and you ended up choosing a different field ?When  you graduated and  you are  unable to get a job till now ?when you are above  25 and you are not married?

As am writting this piece right now I have not achieved  all the dreams that I had . The thing  about  life is that its unpredictable  . Yes I am a doctor  ,I always wished  to  be one. Am I working in Malawi?No I have a job thousands  of kilometres  away from home, and I love  working where I am . Am I married at the age I wanted to be married  ?No am about to clock  28  and still unmarried but am happy. Did I  know that my life will turn out to be what it is now?Absolutely not but I am happy with how  things  are at the  moment.

There are some things that I planned when I was young that did not turn out as planned. All I am saying is that when we were young we made  so many plans   without any back up plans because  we believed   that everything would go according to our plans . We did not know  how cruel this world is because our loved ones shielded  us from the harsh realities of this world for a long time.
We were  like little  birds in a nest , enjoying the comfort,food and warmth of the nest .When it was time for us to fly on our own and out of  that nest that was when we discovered a different side of life.When we were in the nest we did not know about the unfavourable conditions  that can affect our flight .

I always tell my best friend  that God  laughs. Most of you might pause and ask me why?I believe He has laughed at some of our plans because our plans have a tendency to  go against His will . The bible says in the book  of 1 corinthians 2  verse 9 that" no eye has seen and no ear has heard the plans that I (God)has for you"  You get what I am saying right? Then if we go back to the old testament   to the book of Jeremiah  29 verse 11 "For I know the plans  that I have for you ..."  It means that God is trying to tell us that we might make all these plans  for our lives  but He has the final say . A "No" from God  has goodness and love covered  all over it . If things have not gone the way that  you planned them to be I think its time to go back to the drawing board ,make new plans and ask God to guide You .God didnt promise  us an easy life ,but He sill always give  us the strength to carry on even in the toughest of times.