From the eyes of a child

As i babysat on Saturday night 3 little girls i saw this movie called "Gigi, God's little Princess" I found it amazing how i felt even as a 19 year old i could relate to a story that i was watching with two, four year olds. The story was about a little girl who on her birthday was going to recieve a castle. So she goes on a hunt for the perfect castle, "her" perfect castle. She passes by at least 6 castle before she realizes that she isn't going to find the castle that she wants. So Princess Gigi shows her lady the picture of what she wants and they start working on the plans. Well When the Lady comes back with the plans the King had made for her she didn't like them. She wanted the Castle like Princess Pink Star or something like that. And the Lady said, "But these are the plans the King has made specifically for you" Well the Princess didn't care and she drew up her own plans and the workers started up on. When she went to go look at her Castle She didn't see Flowers on the outside instead she saw ferns and she wanted flowers, and instead of a chocolate milk moat she saw a moat full of water, and instead of a giant bath tub she saw a little bath tub. Well the Princess was upset and wanted her Castle to look just like the one she had a picture of. The lady tried to convince her that the King had made his plans just for her, but the princess wanted the changes made her way. So they lady told the workers and they finished the castle. Well, when the Princess went to go see her castle there were flowers everywhere and she started to sneeze, Well the lady said "You are allergic to flowers, that's why the King planted Ferns". So they continued to walk towards the castle and there were bee's everywhere. Gigi was scared and the lady said something about them being attracted to the chocolate milk and that's why the King had put water in there first. So they swim through the chocolate milk and get inside the castle and Gigi wants to take a bath in her gigantic bath tub. Well it's too tall and she can't stand in it so she starts to drown and the Lady has to save her. Well the Lady said "The king put a little sink and a little tub so that you would fit in it".

It makes me think about all the times in my life where i think my way is the right way, and then i'm completely wrong. How i let my wants become more important than what God wants for me in my life. I think that's what my biggest struggle in my life has been in the past year. In trying to figure our "who i am", "who i'm going to become", "what is going to be the career that i decide to pursue for the rest of my life" i was letting it be all about me and what i thought i wanted. But when i decide to let God make the plans for my life all of those questions don't seem to matter anymore. All that matters is who i am in Christ. Everything else God will plan for me, i just have to let him take control.

Jeremiah 29:11-14

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. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile."