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Written by Michelle Lazurek, a contemporary writer and speaker.

We say we want to hear from God. But we often try to pull our lives in our direction, hoping the things we want will come true and that God will bless our wishes. We often pull to the point of physical and emotional exhaustion, trying to make life go the way we want it to. We seek to lean on our own understanding of life, rather than leaning on God. However, God ordained a specific direction for our lives. When we choose to follow him, the burden of this life will become much easier to bear. The common tension for believers is choosing our own will versus allowing God to direct our paths. We often don’t want to give God control because we’re afraid that our lives will go in a direction that is undesirable for us. Our human nature pulls us in the direction of things that pull us away from worshipping God. While we desire fame, fortune, and wealth, God may desire a bigger purpose for our lives. When we pull our lives in a certain direction toward worldly desires, we will often fail. But when our desires align with God’s will for our lives, God will faithfully open doors that are nearly impossible for us to open in our own strength…Pulling the way we want to in our lives is futile. However, when we choose to let God lead, and don’t lean on our own minds or desires to guide our lives, we will find ourselves in new and exciting places and our lives will become more fruitful than we ever dreamed possible.

I can do all this through him who gives me strength. [Philippians 4:13]

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