"By faith," the writer of Hebrews (See Hebrews 11) says, "we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible." He says we understand "that" God did all these things. He doesn't say we understand "how" God did all these things.
Thus, we can come to the conclusion that it is by FAITH we understand "that" God is the ultimate plan maker in our lives. Even with our limited human vision (compared to God's omniscience), we almost never know the full plan or "how" it's all going to work out.
But if we have walked with God for a short or long period of time, we have discovered that as we put our hope and trust in Him, everything seems to come together in His time and way. No matter how intentional or careful we are with the steps we took in planning, God will at times take us in a whole other direction and that is completely okay.
And with that, it is fine to go through the process of planning and preparing for what God is leading us in, but we just have to remember to hold loosely to those things, while keeping our hope and trust in Him no matter what may come our way or transpire.
"Not knowing" can be frustrating, and sometimes we start to get worried about how things are going to work out. Yet, we know that God is not running around all nervous and frantic, worrying about how things are going to turn out—His plans are accomplished because He is God.
Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see (See Hebrews 11:1). This is "how" we are to walk—not with human wisdom or sight, but by trusting in the grace of God and the very life of Jesus working in and through us.
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