Proverbs 16:9 (KJV) says, “A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.”

Have you ever had a plan that did not work out the way you thought it would?

You had the timing figured out. You knew where you wanted to go. You could almost see how everything was supposed to come together.

Then life took a turn you never expected.

My friend, a change in your plans does not mean God has lost control.

Proverbs reminds us that we can make plans, dream dreams, and set goals, but ultimately, God directs our steps.

Sometimes He opens a door.

Sometimes He closes one.

Sometimes He says, “Go.”

Sometimes He says, “Wait.”

And sometimes He takes us down a road we never would have chosen because He knows there is something along that road we need to see, learn, or become.

Looking back over my life, some of the greatest blessings have come through things that were never part of my original plan.

That is why faith is more than asking God to bless the road we have chosen.

Faith is trusting God enough to let Him choose the road.

You may not understand where God is leading you right now. You may even be disappointed because something you planned has fallen apart.

But do not confuse a detour with a dead end.

Keep praying.

Keep trusting.

Keep taking the next faithful step.

You do not have to know the whole route when you know the One directing your steps.

And someday you may look back and realize that the road you never planned to travel took you exactly where God knew you needed to be.