Surrendering is not on our weekly to do list. I know it isn’t on mine. with the hustle and bustle of life, it’s so easy to strive for success than to surrender. But for most we define success as a fulfilling and prosperous career, satisfying relationship, and a happy and productive life.
God though, defines success a lot differently then we do. He isn’t concerned with the amount of money you make, the shoes you wear, the position you hold in a company or a church. He doesn’t measure you on the accomplishments or charitable work that you’ve done.
God cares about who is in the driver’s seat of your life — and that is determined by your level of surrender.
The question I have to ask ourselves is this. We repent to be forgiven but are we choosing to surrender in order to be changed?
- There is always a call to surrender
Everyday of our lives, we are called to surrender our will for His. We are called to lay down our lives for His name sake. Luke 14:27 “And whosoever cannot bear his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.”
The beauty of surrender is that in everyday life, we have the choice to lay down our burdens, our ways of doing things and exchanging them for His rest.
When Jesus called the disciples, it meant no going back to the way of life they once knew.
In the book of 1 Kings 19:19-21 after Elisha is called of God to follow Elijah, Elisha went back, not to stay, not to think about it or to throw a “going away party” but he did something very crucial. He destroyed his livelihood, the very means of secure necessities of life. Elisha seen more value in the pursuit of God than his own.
“To step forward in your destiny you have to step away from your security.”
Just like Elisha, we have the choice to follow God or our own agenda.
” Choose this day in whom you will serve.”
