There is such freedom in knowing that all God calls me to do is my best in everything and then allow Him to take care of all the results.
It is when I sit back and examine this fact that I realize how exciting this statement truly is. The world teaches us to put forth our best effort and to never stop until we achieve what we've set out to do. I am not about to say that this is bad teaching, for working your hardest at everything you ever pursue is a strong quality to have, but working until you accomplish something, there is no peace of freedom in that. Rather, that can lead to quite a bit of stress. However, when we work our hardest as if it depends on us, and then live realizing it doesn't, by surrendering all results of our efforts to God, we are allowing the God who created all things, and Who wants what's best for us, to lead us where He wants us to be. That's freedom, because it ensures that, as long as we are properly surrendered to Him, we will end up accomplishing whatever He wants us to, wherever He wants us to, whenever He wants us to.
Now I mentioned the idea of trying to "will" yourself to accomplsih your goals and dreams. As long as one has the proper attitude of surrender, I don't believe this is a bad thing. For when we attempt to will ourselves to accomplish something, it means that we are putting forth our best effort, which is what God calls us to do. By putting forth our best effort we are worshiping God. Therefore, trying to will yourself to accomplish something is fine, as long as you maintain proper surrender of the results to God. This means accepting whatever He chooses the results to be. And this brings peace because you know that you did your part in the process by putting forth your best effort.
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