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Hmmmm as I have been reading some of the other posts here and doing my own work on the steps it has made me stop and think why I have so often been fearful of allowing nmyself to be willing for God's will in my life.
Lord knows after 56 years of me doing my own thinking and planning things are a real mess! Why on earth would I possibly think that I could change all that with my own thinking now????!!!
I say the prayers for "Thy will be done" but sometimes I guess I'm afraid that God's will won't be what I think I want! How stupid!
If I truly believe all those attributes I wrote down describing the God I want and need, then why would I possibly think His will won't be exactly what I need. Why would a God of my understanding not want to show me how much He loves me?
If I have somehow created so much of my own mess with my thoughts and patterns, and God has seen fit to still carry me through and bring me to this place, His will must be for me!
Why do we fear His will? Is it a matter of us crazily thinking we ARE somehow in control of ou own and others lives?
Why is it so darn hard to be willing to be willing?
Thankyou for posting it I was getting ready for work tonight and was praying that same thing.
(If I have somehow created so much of my own mess with my thoughts and patterns, and God has seen fit to still carry me through and bring me to this place, His will must be for me!)
I have been thinking about this too, lately. I'm pretty sure my hang up lies in fear. I don't know what it (God's will) is and that is just really scary! I am trying to honestly offer myself up to my HP and keep praying for the ability to accept His will. I don't know about you, but surrendering and accepting are hard!
I look forward to what others have to say about this.
