Isaiah 55:9 "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

There was, on a mountain hill, three little trees who dreamed about what they would become when they would get taller and stronger. The first tree, looking at the stars, said:

"I want to be the world's most precious treasure chest, full of treasures;  and for that, I am willing to be cut down."

The second tree looked at the creek and sighed: 

" I want to be a big ship to carry kings and queens."
The third tree looked at the valley and said:

"I want to stay here on the mountain and grow strong and huge, so that people, when they look at me, they will raise their eyes and think about God."

Many years passed, and one day came three lumberjacks and with their chainsaws, they cut down the three trees. All the trees were eager to be transformed into what they had dreamed about. But loggers usually do not hear or understand theirs dreams!
 
The first tree was eventually transformed into a trough for animals, covered in hay. The second was turned into a simple and small fishing boat, carrying people and fish every day. And the third, even though dreaming of staying on top of the mountain, was just cut into high beams and set aside in a barn.
And all the three trees wondered frustrated and very disappointed they said:

"Why Lord? Why do we became like this?
 
But at one evening, full of light and stars, where there were a thousand melodies in the air, a young woman placed her newborn baby in that trough for animals. And suddenly the first tree knew that the greatest treasure in the world was placed over it.

The second tree, years later, just carried a man who fell asleep in the boat, but when the storm almost sank the small boat, the man stood up and rebuked the storm.  And at a glance, the second tree knew it was carrying the King of heavens and earth.

Days later, on Friday, the third tree was startled when her beams were joined together to form a cross and a man was nailed to it. Soon the tree felt horrible and cruel. But on Sunday, the world cheered with joy and the third tree felt that it was a man nailed for the salvation of mankind, and all the people would always remember God and his son Jesus Christ when looking at it.

The trees had their dreams ... At first, the trees got confused, frustrated and sad when they saw that they were turned into something they were not dreaming of. But their accomplishments were a thousand times better and wiser than they had ever imagined.

We have our dreams and our plans sometimes do not coincide with the plans God has for us, and  later, "despite of some adjustments",  we are surprised by HIS grace and mercy .
It is important to understand that everything comes from God, and we can believe and trust Him, for He knows what is best for each one of us .

We can make our own plans, but the LORD gives the right answer. Proverbs 16:1 (NLT)

The plan of the mind and orderly thinking belong to man, but from the Lord comes the [wise] answer of the tongue. Proverbs 16:1  (AMP)