Surrender

In our culture, surrender is often seen as passive or losing something. When we follow Christ we are talking about a different type of surrender. This is an acknowledgement that God is God and He is victorious. It’s a humble hearted position that accepts and submits to the authority of God and willingly embracing His will over my own. Spiritual surrender is an expression of faith. Of letting go of my perceived control and willingly choosing to trust God. Surrender is the beginning of transformation and salvation.

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You can get a glimpse of how important this is and why we need to discuss it.

So how do we surrender? What does it look like? Let’s talk about control. Control is something I have always struggled with. Even though I know I’m not actually in control of anything, my attempts at control delude me into believing I have security in it. This keeps me separated from God and His plans for me.  The thought of releasing this “control” fills me with fear and anxiety, though. This striving for control has been an idol in my life (something that I have placed in a more important role than God). *Please see the section about idols if you want more information about this*

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I realized that I needed to repent from my idolatry of control and turn away from it and turn to God. By the way, this is something I have had to do more than once. I want God to be number one in my life and I am striving to achieve that but I struggle and fall short.

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Surrender is realizing that I need a savior. I cannot do life without him, I need Him and willingly turn to Him. I surrender by praying and asking for forgiveness of whatever has kept me from surrendering. I declare that I need my Father and I am turning to Him and turning away from my own will and plans. I give Him my fears, anxieties, sins, and burdens while asking Him to heal, restore and redeem me.

 

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God" Philippians 4:6.