Working in a foundation unit I spend my days telling children that they can whatever they want to be if they are willing to put in the work!!! To a degree I suppose this is true, when we apply ourselves we can become whatever it is we want to be, a doctor, a teacher, anything should be and will be possible if we are willing to work for it, at least this is the attitude I try to instil in the children I work with. However, recently I have found myself thinking about how true this is ?? Should we really want to become all that WE want to be?? or should we be willing to let ourselves be moulded into all that the lord knows we CAN become???
Often, our will is different to the will of the Lord. I know that this is so true in my case!! Sometimes it is difficult and almost painful to allow Heavenly Father to take the wheel and guide us , often down paths that we had not planned to take ourselves. The journey can be bumpy and can bruise not only our hearts but also our egos!! It can include us being told that we are wrong or that our ideas and thoughts are not quite in tune with the Lords thinking. Im a pretty stubborn person and I have to say I find this difficult... No one likes to be told that they are wrong ..especially me!!! Sadly I have seen this process push some people away from the person who loves them the most, their Heavenly Father. It is important, however, to remember that during this time of pruning and perfecting , that our Heavenly Father has a perfect Knowelege, he knows us, he knows us perfectly and he knows all that we can become if we are willing to allow him to perfect us!!!! Relying on the saviour doesn't mean giving up our identity it means giving ourselves to him to allow him to change us into who he knows we can become. Sometimes we have to give up our own ideas and plans for our lives in order to achieve something so much better :)
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