"What did I do wrong?" my friend asked me. Her distressed

phone call came during a time of painful crisis. "If God would

just tell me what he wants, I d do it. Is he trying to teach me

something? IfI only knew what he wanted...."

I understood her struggle. Many times in my walk with the

Lord, I ve experienced the same guessing game. You live a good

life, you do what s right, you try to understand and do God s

will, and then In the life of every man or woman of faith,

there are times and experiences that force us to ask, "What does

God want from me anyway?"

In the beginning, when we first turn our lives over to God s

care and direction, we experience a new excitement about life.

Things are going to be different---clearer, more full of purpose

and meaning. When we experience the forgiveness from sin that

comes with new faith in Christ, we re eager to please God.

Later, many of us experience an even deeper hunger to

understand God. Is there something more he wants from us?

We want to know him, to cooperate with his will for us. Maybe