Does God have a plan for me?

Looking to be a better healer? Then you’ll want to keep an eye out for articles like this one, appearing periodically in the Sentinel, The Christian Science Journal, and The Herald of Christian Science. Their aim: to correct some of the misconceptions about Christian Science that would keep us from having the results we so desire.

Maybe you have thought something like this before: “God has a plan for me—the right school, job, house, or spouse.” We probably all have from time to time. But if we’re thinking more of God aligning with our desires and less of aligning our thoughts with God’s will, this confuses and limits our understanding of what God is, and can impede our spiritual growth.

Recently, I was thinking about the story of Moses trying to figure out how to lead the Hebrew people out of Egypt to the Promised Land. Moses isn’t convinced the people will follow him, but he believes they would follow God—the one true God. So Moses asks God what he should say to the people to prove that God is indeed the true God, the God of their fathers. “And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you” (Exodus 3:14).