I missed the test!

During my senior year in college I was scheduled to take my GRE so I could go to graduate school.  I had chosen to do it later in the year so as to give myself plenty of time to prepare for it.  So when the time came I did my preparation, I registered for the test but I forget to go.   I totally spaced the test.  In fact I got so caught up in classes and work that I didn't even realize I had missed the test for at least a couple of days.  And since I had chosen a later date there wasn't another test time available until long after grad school acceptance letters were sent out.  What was I to do?  I didn't have much of a choice.  So after graduation I decided to stick with it and get an entry level job in my career.  But the interesting thing is that within a year or so I realized that my field was not everything I thought it would be.  I realized it wasn't what I wanted to do the rest of my life.  And through that experience God channeled me towards where I am now.

Romans 8:28 says, "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose."  It is amazing how God can use even the greatest mistakes of our lives to lead us into where He wants us and the good He has for us.  But did you ever notice the caveat in the text in Romans? This is a promise specifically for God's followers.  God can use all kinds of circumstances, good and bad, for His good but only if we place ourselves in His hands.  If we let Him lead He will see us through to a bright and glorious future but we have to give Him our lives first.  Please take the time today to give Him your life and trust that He will work out even the worst of your circumstances for good.