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What I’m suggesting here is a radical change in thinking. Instead of being outcome-specific in our prayers, wouldn’t it be better to take our hands offrepparttar wheel and let Jesus decide what’s best for us?

True story, my first book had been inrepparttar 126806 hands of one company for more than a year. They had been promising duringrepparttar 126807 course of that year that it would be out “next month.” However,repparttar 126808 “next months” had strung together to make a year, and I was getting frustrated. Throughoutrepparttar 126809 course ofrepparttar 126810 year, I had gotten these little pushes that I was to put out a second book with a different company, but I resisted. I didn’t want two books out atrepparttar 126811 same time. I didn’t want anyone inrepparttar 126812 first company mad because I went with a second company. In short, I was paralyzed by a decision that could radically change my future, and I wasn’t at all sure which choice to make.

So, I made a deal with God. I basically told Him that I didn’t know what He wanted me to do, and I didn’t want to make a mistake. So if He didn’t want me to put outrepparttar 126813 second book, He needed to get someone from company one to contact me inrepparttar 126814 next two weeks. Then I put that decision aside and went to work on other things. Whenrepparttar 126815 deadline came, I still hadn’t heard anything, so I said, “Okay, 24 more hours, and then I send it in.”

Still nothing. So I sentrepparttar 126816 second book. Two days later company one emailed to give me a publicist. When she later questionedrepparttar 126817 second book, I said, “God maderepparttar 126818 decision not me.” You know, I have never regretted that decision—even though it was highly unconventional.

I’m not saying you should go around giving God ultimatums. I now realize a simpler method is just to put every day in His hands. Give Himrepparttar 126819 reins of deciding what’s most important for your time. Then when things work out, you know it was His will. When things don’t work out like you expected, it was His will, and He has a better idea.

Then all you have to do is do your best, work as hard as you can, and let Him makerepparttar 126820 decisions. Pray only for guidance and for peace no matter what happens, and I think you will be amazed atrepparttar 126821 number of incredible answers that will start popping up in your life.

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Think about what you’re setting up for yourself. By saying “as” think about what you’ve told God to do, you stand beforerepparttar Throne.

The good news is that “as” works just as thoroughly in a positive direction. Do you have mercy on those around you? Do you forgive? Putrepparttar 126805 past behind you and truly move on? Do you bless those who have hurt you and pray for those who hate you? Do you actively look forrepparttar 126806 good even when it seems buried?

If so, that isrepparttar 126807 scale God will use for you. It’s a smart thing to rememberrepparttar 126808 next time you blithely say “as I forgive those…”

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