I have come to understand that what we originally wished for may not be in God's plan. By that I mean that the only thing that we pray for for a very longtime is to have our marriage restored. Then we come to a fork in the road where we have to understand that maybe this all happened because it was supposed to and accept it. For me that was the end of the road as far as my standing went. I'm Catholic but a wonderful minister said to me that he believes that we go along in life given all of these wonderful gifts, but we get so into everyday life and the superficial that we never slow down and give thanks. We let life go by and take it all for granted forgetting why and how we have these gifts at all. He said that this is God's way of evening things out and bringing us back to what is important. I know that I didn't quote him as elegantly as he expressed it but I immediately understood. I know that from this came a gratefullness & faith that I haven't felt in quite a longtime.
I don't think that God ever has one plan for our lives. Has this journey changed you for the better? Of course it has. You most likely look at everything in a different light. I believe that if this is meant to be then it will and I also believe that you will know it.
