Trust the Path
Sometimes the door you have spent years trying to open suddenly closes.
Maybe it was your dream job. Maybe you worked, sacrificed, studied, and prayed for that opportunity. You finally thought you had reached the place you were meant to be—and then, somehow, it all crumbles around you.
And when it does, it can leave you feeling completely lost.
But brothers and sisters, trust God's path.
We have to remember that our plans are not always God's plans. The career we dreamed abou... moreTrust the Path
Sometimes the door you have spent years trying to open suddenly closes.
Maybe it was your dream job. Maybe you worked, sacrificed, studied, and prayed for that opportunity. You finally thought you had reached the place you were meant to be—and then, somehow, it all crumbles around you.
And when it does, it can leave you feeling completely lost.
But brothers and sisters, trust God's path.
We have to remember that our plans are not always God's plans. The career we dreamed about, the future we imagined, and the path we carefully laid out for ourselves may not be the path God intended for us.
And sometimes, following God means letting go of the dream we created for ourselves.
That doesn't mean the years of work were wasted.
Maybe God was using that season to teach you.
Maybe He was preparing you.
Maybe He was growing you.
Maybe He was showing you things about yourself that you never would have discovered otherwise.
And maybe the door that closed wasn't the end of your story—it was simply the end of that chapter.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.”
— Proverbs 3:5–6
When everything you've planned begins falling apart, it is easy to ask, “Where do I go from here?”
But sometimes faith means continuing forward even when you cannot see where the road leads.
You may not understand what God is doing right now. You may not know where the next opportunity will come from. You may not know what your career, your future, or even tomorrow will look like.
But God knows.
So keep rowing.
Keep praying.
Keep working.
Keep learning.
Keep growing.
Keep trusting.
You don't have to know where the boat is going.
God is the one steering it.
And perhaps the destination He has prepared for you is something far greater than the destination you had planned for yourself—something you could never have hoped, dreamed, or imagined on your own.
So when your plans fall apart, don't assume that your future has fallen apart with them.
Give your plans back to God.
Trust His will over your own.
And keep moving forward.
Faith doesn't always mean knowing where you're going. Sometimes it simply means trusting the One who does.
SGT Samuel Fisher
Priory of the Calvary Cross
Militia Christi
