be Led by GOD not others.

THANK GOD really for this "word 4U Today" it just sets my spirit at peace :) 

in accordance with my plan for 2011 and the situations i am faced in... here is what God is telling me :) it's actually a two day worth of reading but i'll just put everything in here :) 

the following is entirely-copy paste. 

Be Led by God, not others (1)

Romans 8:14 "For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God."

Life is like a maze; it's easy to get lost. Pressure comes at us from every direction to keep others happy. We study the important people in our lives, trying to decide what they want from us and how to give it to them, and in the process we lose ourselves.

You need to stop and ask, "Who am I living for? Why am I doing things I do?" Paul writes:  

⁶We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; (Romans 12:6) 

What has God called and equipped you to do? Those who succeed at being themselves don't allow others to control them because they're led by God. "As many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God."

Don't be upset because people place demands on you. It's your life, take charge of it! The pressures you feel right now may not be coming from others at all; they may be coming from your own people-pleasing instincts! *ouch* Yes, there are times when we all do things we'd rather not do. We do them because we love others, and in doing so we show "the fruit of the spirit" (Galatians 5:22). But that's different from being controlled by your own insecurities or the endless demands of others. When you try to become everything to everybody, you get lost in the process. Plus, when your live for people's approval, you risk forfeiting the approval of the one who matters: God. It's time you started praying, "Lord, what do You want me to do?" (Acts 9:6) Once He reveals it to you, commit yourself fully, regardless of who does or doesn't agree.

Be Led by God, not others (2)

Romans 8:14 "For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God."

God will help you to be all you can be, but He will never help you to be somebody you're not. When you try to be somebody else, you lose yourself in the process. God wants us to fit into someone else's mold. It's all right to be different; different is actually cool! Find out what you're good at, throw yourself into it wholeheartedly, an you'll start to experience true joy. Besides, when you try to do what somebody else is good at, you generally fail, right? That's because God hasn't assigned you to do what they are doing, or at least not in the way they're doing it. But that doesn't mean you're not good at anything.

Here's an important key: focus on your potential, not your limitations. We all have limitations and we must accept them. That's not a bad thing; it's just a fact of life. Actually, it's wonderful to be different without feeling like there's something wrong with you. Spiritually mature people know that God loves them as they are and has a purpose for their life, so they're not threatened by the abilities and accomplishments of others. They enjoy what other people do, because they enjoy what they themselves do.

Paul writes: "Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other." (Galatians 5:26) In the end, what matters most is being able to say as Jesus said, "I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do" (John 17:4) Any time you can say that, you did it right!