meditatio at the water's edge

A couple of bits from a little 'stream of consciousness' thinking I was doing yesterday while drinking some hot tea at Panera Bread...
To embody a life of offering, we will have to reject the will to power that is a hallmark of our culture today. As for me, I will need to live in the reality of the relinquishment of my will...my perceived need of comfort...my 'self-directed' life.
Living as apprentices to Jesus means living increasingly under God's will...living a God-directed life.