Life as a Blank Sheet of Paper

One of my favorite writers, A.W. Tozer, once wrote that people who are crucified with Christ have three distinct marks :

1. They are facing only one direction
2. They can never turn back
3. They no longer have plans of their own

Source: Holy Sweat, Tim Hansel, 1987, Word, 187

The last mark strikes a chord within my heart. It says that we need to have a clean slate. No personal ambition, no future plans of our own making. Our new life in Christ is a like a blank sheet of paper. We should be holding out that blank sheet of paper, signing our name at the bottom, then praying: "God, fill it in as You will.”