Preparing for the Process Called Life

          Are we ever prepared for the Process called "Life"? If we were, we would get nothing done and it wouldn't be as much fun. I was talking to a friend of mine earlier last week and we were talking about being prepared for dating or going out with another person. First I thought, "Ok, that is neat that this person wants to be prepared before actually going out because it is nice to know about things and know what to do." Then as the weeks went on, I got to thinking about the real meaning behind it down deeper because I'm a deep thinker. This thought came to my mind, "Will we really be prepared for the process of meeting that person and then that first date with that person or the next step in life or so on whatever it might be?" We can get prepare the way we think "being prepared" mean but ARE WE REALLY PREPARED?
         Through my experiences and job lately the answer for me is "no" and for me that is a tough answer. I'm the kind of person who likes to have things planned out and know what the next step is going to be in life. I am a big time organizer because it helps me get things done. I always had my life planned up tip after I graduated college. It was there that it all started to undue and just almost 2 years ago it got so messed up and changed completely but it is better then I ever thought it would be in so many ways. God knew what He was doing.
           Like I said if I had to pull something away from this chapter or moment in my life with this job it would be that "you can't prepare for any process in life". I have so many examples just from my job now and all that has been going on there. I would have to say that I learned that from the children too because you know they do not plan what will happen to them next. They have no idea just like we have no idea what is next in our life. We are all the same in that way. When I look at my life that way, I can't be more blessed then I am now.
            When I started this job, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. Yes, I have been on mission trips to orphanages and other places but still had no idea what it would be like in the states. The children have touched my life in so many ways there every one of them along with some of the staff and co-workers. I have worked by myself with the preschoolers and never thought I would. I have seen things I never thought I would in real life. We have children come in and out in a day that is planned 15 mins before they get here. You have to change what you do and how you do it for every new group of children or even child.
              I learn new things everyday of how I can changed what I do through the co-workers. Things have happened these past few years whether at work or just my personal life that I never thought I would have to go through or be apart of from job to friends. I have different friends for different parts of my life. I'm learning new things about me and sometimes feel like I'm starting over in a lot of ways. Things are happening like I never thought they would. Meeting people where I never thought I would. I wish I could go into more details on some of what is happening because this entry would make more sense but I don't want to point fingers at anyone so I won't. Good or bad.
              You just have to go with the flow of life. When you do that, it just seems a lot easier. When you don't plan or prepare, you have nothing to worry about. I'm not saying let go of your beliefs or goals but I am saying especially on your goals do not be set on them because God might what something else for you that you don't know yet. Honestly, depending on your beliefs, I know mine are what gets me through any times, the good and the bad.
              Life is truly a process but it is a process that we can never really be prepared for. Things happen and we have no control over them but we can trust the One who does and that is God. He knows what is best for us better then we do all the time. Just to think about something too. God doesn't like us being prepared because it is when we are not prepared that He give the best things to us. We get too focused on our plans that we forget about Him sometimes. When we can be ourselves and just live life and TRUST HIM that is when life will be in "order" but not in the order.