Let Yourself Wrestle with God

Have you ever felt like God really wanted you to do something, but
you just weren’t ready for it? Maybe it’s a big life change, a
relationship, or a vocation, but there’s something holding you back
from saying yes to God’s call. People may be inclined to think that
this is a bad thing, and might put themselves down, saying they
aren’t open to God’s will in their lives. But what if this
back-and-forth with God is the one thing we need to really say yes?
When we wrestle with God, we’re not only engaging in relationship
with him, but we’re being truly honest with him. He desires
conversation with us, and it’s in wrestling with what God wants for
our lives that we conform our hearts to his. We may think we know
God’s vocation for us, or his plan for our life, and that may scare
us. But the truth is, we will never really be sure what God wants
us to do until he really shows us. We can project sometimes. Right
now, all he wants us to do is be his: to dedicate ourselves and our
lives to him and his works, and to live every day as an opportunity
to reach holiness. Don’t pick a fight with God, thinking we know
what he may want us to do someday. But don’t be afraid to wrestle
with him today, because it can give us the strength and
understanding needed to do his will.