Day 13: Surrender!

 

Day 13:  Surrender to Him!

Read and Meditate on:  Proverbs 3: 5, 6

                                          Philippians 3: 7 – 14

      There’s that “s” word again.  I know that we began this journey talking about surrender, but it is worth repeating.  Perhaps surrender is so difficult because it involves trust.  To completely surrender control to someone else, you must trust them completely.  I often joke that I don’t like to fly because they won’t let me fly the plane.  While that line always brings a chuckle, it reveals how difficult it is for me to trust people – even a trained pilot.

      O to trust like the apostle Paul!  That is my desire.  He considered everything else less compared to the “surpassing greatness”[1] of knowing His Lord.  He knew that full surrender was a constant struggle against human desires, yet he pressed on “…toward the goal to win the prize…”[2]

      If we truly surrender, putting all our trust in God, He will direct our paths.  Today’s the day!!

Adoration:

Confession:

Thanksgiving:

Supplication:

Father, I trust You.  Help me to trust You more and to completely surrender every aspect of my life to You.  In Jesus’ name, Amen.

“The will of God is not something you add to your life.  It’s a course you choose.  You either line yourself up with the Son of God…or you capitulate to the principle which governs the rest of the world.” Elisabeth Elliot


[1] Philippians 3: 8

[2] Philippians 3: 14

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