surrender: to give up oneself into the power of another
Every morning when I awake I am confronted with a decision to surrender...to surrender to my self, my needs, my wants or to surrender mind, body and spirit to our Father God, Jesus Christ. Surrendering to myself feels natural and easy, In fact,I can find myself heading home from work at the end of the day and not even realizing that all day I had chosen to surrender... to me.
I believe as a Christian(a follower of Jesus Christ) this decision to completely surrender our life to God is what our walk is founded upon. In God's word it says "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature, old things are passed away and behold all things are become new." 2 Corinthians 5:17
The "new" is doing things through Christ. The only way we can succeed in this "new" walk is to be completely surrendered to Christ. The horse will never take the rider where he desires without surrendering to the bit and allowing it to control him. As God's child I know with all my heart my Father desires to give me clear, peaceful direction for my life . I also know there is no way I can know what that is until I surrender to Him. Why is it so hard? "For our wrestling in not with flesh and blood but against principalities against powers against the rulers of the world of this darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in high places." Ephesians 6:12
Until we get to heaven we will have this struggle. But while we are here we have the promise that He will guide us and direct our steps if we surrender to Him our whole hearts. "He gives power to the weak, and strength to the powerless. Even youths will become weak and tired, and young man will fall in exhaustion. But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint." Isaiah 40:29-31
