“Outside the will of God, there’s nothing I want. Inside the will of God, there’s nothing I fear” (A. W. Tozer).

I used to think that if God’s will for me were something I didn’t like, I’d simply go outside His will and He’d eventually forgive me. I was young and dumb. I didn’t realize that the perimeters of God’s will were more for me than Him.

I didn’t realize that it’s impossible to find happiness outside of God and God’s will because such a thing doesn’t exist. Who better than God knows my inner workings and purposes, what makes me tick, what makes me come alive? Who else could so intricately design a plan for my life that has not only God’s greatest glory but my greatest good in mind?

So my prayer these days is the same as that of Elisabeth Elliott: “Thy will be done, even if it means my will be undone.”