Awhile back, I got the book, "Revolution in World Missions". I'm about halfway through the book, but a line that I read a few chapters back keeps tugging on me, "The secret of following God's will, I discovered, usually is wrapped up in rejecting the good for God's best."

It's been running in my head over, and over again for the past week or so. I feel like I don't know how to communicate with God about it. I am afraid of what the good thing he may be asking me to give up so that I can have God's best. I'm terrified.  Could he mean my marriage? Could he mean my grades? Could he mean work? Could he mean my possessions?

My life is comfortable. My life is what most people on earth envy. I am the rich man spoken of so often in the Bible. And the Bible always says that the rich man does not get to be with God because he depends more on himself than he does on God. My life is good, but I'm not living God's best 100% of the time.

I don't know where to go from here, so I'm going to go pray.

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1. April on 13.11.12

   Ashley, thank you for writing this. This is exactly what I needed to read tonight- I've been thinking some of the same things recently, especially today... and this was helpful in convincing me that I'm making the right decision tomorrow in something that I need to do. :-) I'll pray for you too.