Rachel Held EvansLike all who search for truth out of fear, I desperately wanted someone else to tell me exactly what to do.
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I was like all those who search for truth out of fear, I desperately wanted someone else to tell me exactly what to do. After watching many people who had been in similar situations, I found that when they decided to make a change in their lives, they couldn’t do it without a specific set of instructions and a plan. That was when I realized that the only way I could identify and change the things that were holding me back in life was by following my own instincts and doing what felt right. The reality is that we all want to be told exactly what to do in life, but too many people are satisfied with vague answers.
Source: A Year Of Biblical Womanhood
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