Blessing Everyone!

I have a question that perhaps you can clarify:

I keep coming across seemingly conflicting info about intention. One camp states that if you set your intention, really connect with the feeling of it and what you truly desire, it will manifest. It is just a matter of you "making the first move" and "willing" it to be so, so to speak. On the other hand, I hear desire is de-sire (from the father)and what you truly want will "come to you" (either physically or as an idea, etc), you just have to be open and willing to receive it and take action. So what is "truth" or is there a shade of gray in there that sums it up better?

To put it in context, there are oftentimes when something will "come to me", instigating inspired action and other times it seems like the universe is waiting for me to point in a direction, yet setting an intention doesn't seem to work.

Thoughts?

Love and Light.

Q