Not Quite How We Thought

Jacob

I've been thinking a lot about Jacob and his life. Jacob wrestled with God. Jacob is a striver; he wanted to be more than he was. But God was going to bring him into his destiny; he didn't have to try to do it without God's help.
How often do we struggle, fight and wrestle because we want to be in control? Do we trust God enough to know that he will get us to our final destination? What are we striving for? What do we fight? What holds us back from being at peace with God? Is it pride; are you determined to be right? Is it fear; do you really know God's goodness? (My answer to both of those is yes. I'm not at peace with God; deep inside I struggle and fight, as he molds me.) It's good to never be satisfied but if God says, "Stop and rest awhile," lets stop and rest. Let's have tenacity but let it be driven and directed by God. Let him take the steering wheel of you life.

Another thing that's really been on my mind and I cannot leave this post without mentioning it. "What does it look like?" I want to know how to apply these things and what it looks like in real life not with great words or a hyped-up crowd. What does healthy striving look like? What does it mean to let God take the steering heel of your life?
Dose this mean dying to self? Giving up our hopes, desires, and dreams? Does it mean making a conscious decision to watch out thoughts, actions, and words? Jacob was a striver what did he learn and what can we learn from him?
You tell me.

posted by Christa @ 6:37 PM