Life often feels full of suffering. Just when you think, things are finally good, I can build something here and be content with myself—bang! A bomb drops. Life on earth is hard, but it’s not a personal punishment. Quite the opposite.

Suffering is a reminder from God that we were never meant to rely solely on ourselves. We weren’t created for self-sufficiency, we were made to be loved and cared for, always. Living in God means walking in deep connection with Him and with others, sharing in His love and growing together in faith. Every difficulty is a calling, planted by God in our hearts, urging us to seek Him when we reach the end of our own strength.

Father God, thank You for showing me my limits and revealing my blind spots. My heart remains open to Your teaching and guidance. Today, I receive Your message: to stay focused and pure so that I may see Your plan clearly. My own plans can never be as important as Yours, for You alone see all hearts and all of life. Only You know what is truly best for us. So why should I hold so tightly to my own desires? I don’t even fully know what I want.

So again, I pray, I don’t want what I want. I only want what You want. Let my life be a book written by Your hand.