Words from a smart woman

I cannot comprehend making huge life decisions apart from faith. The Christian life is an ongoing blend of our will and God's will coming together to move. Yes, we surrender to God. But he gives us wants, desires, wishes, goals, dreams...all those things. When our will and God's will merge it is a beautiful thing. There peace and joy that comes when we move foreward knowing we aren't just driving foreward on "our personal agenda." Sometimes we drive foreward just out of obedience to God's agenda, and our heart isn't in it. And some times we have to deny ourselves things we want out of obedience. But most of the time, we move under the meshing of God's will and ours.