Faith

"For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, "The righteous shall live by faith"

For me, accepting the Lord through faith was always something that was easy. Believing that there is a God that cares for me is natural because of the clear evidence in the ways that He has worked through my life and because of what He's done through the cross.
The difficult part for me is trusting Him and remembering that He knows best. For me I've always said "God you can have the steering wheel.. just follow my directions please." It is such a sinful, selfish, and me-centered way of approaching my walk with God.
This verse challenged me, that if I want to live by faith I need to let go and trust that He knows best. By doing this I realize that the best might not always be the easiest or pain free, but it possibly will be the road less traveled, the one where I have to walk through the storm and through the fire. But in those times looking towards the goal that God is molding me into who He wants me to be.
It's very humbling thinking that who God wants me to be might not necessarily be the way that I envision myself to be.
Our current generation tells us to pursue OUR dreams and OUR passions, but as Christians we're called to a different standard to pursue His desires and His passions.

God I surrender my desires and passions. Give me hope for not my plans but yours. I'm not ready to let go, but I know that in order for me to see what you have in store for me I need to. Give me strength and peace to overcome, because my will alone can't do it.