God Has a Plan for Us All

When things happen in your life, or in the lives of those around you, do you ever stop to think about your life and what God has in store for you? Alot of us live day to day, repeating our daily routines, never stopping to think about tomorrow. Usually, it takes an event of some sort for us to stop and think and I am no exception to that. Recently, my friend of the past 7 years lost her battle with melanoma (a form of skin cancer). She was young, smart, & inside-out beautiful. She was a good mother to her beautiful 4-year old little girl, a great friend to so many people, & an all around great person. I've had people in my life that have died, but never until her death did I take such a close look at my very own life. Besides the fact that we were friends and mothers alike, I also had a scare with melanoma. I remember the day when I was told that I needed to have a biopsy to rule out the possibility. At that moment I called my mom, and then my best friend. I cried at the possibility of having a terminal illness that could take me away from my children, my family, my friends. My biopsy returned a negative result, and I was able to proceed with my life as it was. Months later, I was told that I needed to call my friend. It had been quite some time since we had spoken or spent any time together. When I called her, she told me about her fight with this disease and I was in shock. How? Why? When? Her upbeat attitude and laughter kept me at ease and made me feel as though she would be alright. A few months later, God called her home. The thing is, I have so many thoughts about why God placed her in my life at the time and for the time that he did. I could have been the one fighting for my life with cancer. Maybe He felt that she was stronger than I am, and that I would fold immediately while she could carry what would seem to be the weight of the world on her shoulders. Maybe her faith in Him was proven to be greater than mine; that she would come out of the battle weary but not broken. I have always been one to complain about so much, but after speaking with her, just hearing her still be able to laugh and carry on, made me see that I have been so foolish for my spouting off. Afterall, I still have my life and she was fighting for hers! When I got the news of her death, I wondered how God could take her away from us, from her family, and her child. My mom told me to never question God's will. That she was one of His angels and that He needed her with Him. At that moment I realized one thing: that her death taught me so many lessons and opened my eyes up to things that had always been right there in front of me. Lessons about love, life & family. I let alot of time go by without calling or seeing my friend, thinking and feeling that there's always tomorrow. Well, there's not always tomorrow. When days, turn into weeks, months, and even years, you don't know where life could take you. And if you get so caught up in your own life that you don't stay in touch with those you care about, that time will fly by and before you know it your whole world could change. I can't think of one flaw that she possessed. I wonder if she was too good to be here in this world, while God only knows that I need alot of work before he wants me by his side! Ultimately, only He knows the plan that He has for each and every one of us. I believe that God wants for us to live our lives and trust in the plan that He has for us, never losing our faith. Afterall, I may not know what the plan is for my life, but He gave and continues to give me opportunities to follow the plan that he has set for me.