When God changes our plans (Romans 10:5–15)
It's not always what we would choose for ourselves.
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Life is strange. You can set your course for good and end up in a very bad way. You can set your GPS with careful coordinates and accurate addresses; you can fill up the car, pack your bags and head toward your best intentions; and despite your best preparations, instead of the destination you hoped, planned, and set your course for, you suddenly find that you have arrived in hopelessness, helplessness, or just plain old hell.
