It is fun to dream for the future. It is exciting to spend an afternoon imagining where your life will go and the experiences you will enjoy.

One part of following God is that life is a grand adventure.

Abraham was happy, settled near his family, and content living out his days with his wife. Then God told him to pack up and move to an unknown place. God would give him a family, and the end of his story would be a testimony of faith to future generations.

David was a shepherd boy. I am sure he dreamed of a farm life. He had plans of flocks and herds with a wife and his 2.3 kids. Yet, God called him from the pasture to the throne room. His life was a story about a man after God’s heart.

Saul was established as a religious leader and was zealous for the God of the Hebrew scriptures. One day, while traveling for work, the skies break open, and suddenly, he was a missionary for Jesus. His story ends with him writing much of the New Testament and dying as a martyr of the Christian faith.

As long as you have breath in your lungs, God has a plan for you. That plan may push you to do things and go places you have never dreamed of.

Part of following God is knowing that your road will twist and turn in unexpected ways. You will encounter detours, backroads, and slow traffic.

People often ask me about my plans, and I timidly tell them what I am currently thinking. In reality, I have no idea what God has in store for me, and I am just following where he leads me.

Faith is never a set path; it is a journey of the unexpected. Anything less, and you are probably following your dreams instead of God’s will.