I'll go where you want me to go ...

"I'll go where you want me it go dear lord, over mountain or plain or sea, I'll say what you want me to say dear lord, I'll be who you want me to be" - I'll go where you want me to go is one of my favourite hymns!!!! I love it. It is commonly associated with missionary work and being called to serve wherever The Lord feels you need to be. I think, however, that it can be applied to all aspects of our lives, wether we are missionaries or not.
I have talked about following heavenly fathers plan for us and setting aside our own many times, and I have discussed how difficult this is. One thing I haven't really talked about, however, is the wonderful and amazing blessings that are poured out from heaven when we do the things The Lord has always intended us to do!!!!
We are all children of our Heavenly Father, he made us and he knows each of us individually, just like our earthly fathers do. He knows all that we are capable and all that we can and will become if we are faithful.
Sometimes following the lords plan can put us in situations we are neither comfortable or happy with! Sometimes following that plan means being rejected and hurt. Sometimes that plan makes us feel like we are in the wrong place and that the world is moving on without us and we are still stood in the same place. Often faithful members of the church wonder why things are not working out for them , when they are doing all the right things and making the right choices. During these times,I have learnt, that it is important to remember that Heavenly Father knows what he is doing! He may allow us to feel those feelings of rejection and hurt at that time because he has got something so much better planned for us in the future!!
I know that the negative experiences I have had this past year, the ones which have left me feeling hurt and confused, have only been for my benefit, for my own good and learning. The Lord has been preparing me to do his work. Some of that preparation has been hard and painful but I am thankful for it. It has strengthened my testimony and helped me to grow closer to my Heavenly Father.  I love him and I know that he loves me and that he is preparing me to do wonderful things.
I trust in him and his plan completely.
I will go where you want me to go dear Lord .......