Embrace Your Evolution

Today, I learned that God's plans for us aren't final--that sometimes life/humans get in the way, and even God has to start all over again with the planning.

We may hear God speaking to us about something very specific that God has planned for us and years later, be questioning whether what was spoken was really God or some made up voice in our heads. Usually, we're interrogating that when we feel betrayed by what we thought was a God-plan that didn't come to fruition, or when we feel that God has been silent for too long and the plan hasn't manifested the way we thought it should've. We start to think we've misunderstood God.

But perhaps, God is rearranging some things--that God is adjusting God's plan for our lives so that it can stay true to the ways in which we've evolved since the plan was spoken. Perhaps, God is staying true to the ways people and the universe have evolved. Perhaps, the original plan no longer fits.

This was a most freeing revelation. I feel like God's been trying to tell me, "daughter, you heard my voice correctly, but the the plan no longer fits. The partner I had in mind no longer fits. The career I allowed you to explore and experience no longer fits. Human indescencies have made that so. Your evolution has made that so. It's time to embrace your evolution and let go of old plans."

It's time to embrace your evolution.
Let go of old plans.
God is not a stagnant God.
God calls forth and embraces evolution.

Embrace your evolution.

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