We all have struggles we must lay at the feet of Jesus daily. If you ask me what one of mine is, I will tell you it\u2019s the habit of trying to fit in. Not with the world, but with other Christians. This has led me down a dangerous path of caring more about my friends and family opinions than the plan the Lord had for me. I almost traded the wonderful blessings God had for me, for a role I wasn\u2019t meant to fulfill. The role of people pleasing, one God never meant for anybody to pick up. It\u2019s like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. It doesn\u2019t fit! I went down this road, until my husband set me down one day and told me he was concerned about the way I was going. I knew in my heart I wasn\u2019t ever meant to fit in, but the path I was going down said otherwise. I will be honest. I am in a much better place now, but the struggle is real. It\u2019s a battle I must lay at the feet of Jesus every single day. But I will tell you one thing, there\u2019s so much freedom in following Christ and His plan for my life, instead of trying to find validation in places I wasn\u2019t meant to look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other day I started thinking about the area of surrender, and the beginning of my journey with finding God\u2019s will. I was a scared 22-year-old stepping out on my own. God\u2019s will seemed so far away. But I took the step of faith he asked of me. I can still remember how shaky those steps were. But I wasn\u2019t seeking validation in others, I knew with my whole heart that those steps were from God. Here I am 3 years later, taking steps I never dreamed of taking, because of one day I decided to say \u201cYes\u201d to God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You see, what I have found, is God\u2019s will isn\u2019t some mysterious thing just waiting to be discovered. It\u2019s us giving God control of our heart and lives every single day. It\u2019s walking hand in hand with our Savior, and laying down our fleshly wants, to spend time with Him. It\u2019s living Christlike in our actions and attitudes. It\u2019s letting God conform us, instead of us trying to be like everyone else. It\u2019s saying \u201cYes\u201d to God with no strings attach. Surrender is an everyday, every moment thing we need to do. It says I will lay down my wants, my wishes, and give my heart and life over to my Savior. I\u2019m not doing what I\u2019m doing because God just randomly told me to do it. Instead, I am here today because one day I let go of the role of people pleasing, took hold of the hand of my Jesus, and told Him “not my will but thine.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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