Yeah, He does have plans. And if we live according to His will (the bible) we are on the right path. Problem is, we're born sinners so we fail almost daily...If not hourly lol
Along the way, He still blesses us with so many gifts. Life, health, food, family, things we take for granted. So it's always important to be thankful as we live this life. It's not promised, so I try to remain in a state of gratitude and praise.
As a non-believer, I have many criticisms
Completely understand that. I was never raised in a church, was pretty much as secular as it comes. The 'church' has a lot of cleaning up to do and it does deserve a TON of criticism.