He's Answering

I prayed for God to clean me out, to give me a fresh start, and he is answering! The first step was to clearly see the state of my mind and soul. These were all things I've known, but I needed to have God place them in front of me and make me acknowledge their ugliness. This time I couldn't see them out of the corner of my eye and quickly look the other way.

“Yet I want your will to be done, not mine”….Jesus was completely focused on God’s plans…for Himself and others.This submission meant great personal suffering and sacrifice. So many times we “say” we want God’s will to be done, not our own…but then when He doesn’t act the way we want Him to act/use us the way we want to be used/give us the things we want to be given…we rebel, act out, pout, etc. - A Pilgrim"s Potpourri of Perpendings

"Worry implies that we don't quite trust that God is big enough, powerful enough, or loving enough to take care of what's happening in our lives. Stress says that the things we are involved in are important enough to merit our impatience, our lack of grace toward others, or our tight grip of control. Basically, these two behaviors communicate that it's okay to sin and not trust God because the stuff in my life is somehow exceptional. Both worry and stress reek arrogance." -Crazy Love