When it comes to following Jesus, living everyday with His
presence, growing spiritually, and transforming to become more like Him, one
element is always necessary – “surrender”.
Submitting to the leadership of God is vital to the believer’s life. It’s vital to a healthy relationship with
God. And what’s necessary in terms of surrender
is that it requires a “decision”.
A personal relationship with God involves decisions. You make a decision to respond to Jesus’ sacrificial death
on the cross for the forgiveness of your sin and for eternal life. You make a decision to respond to His
life-purpose for you. You make a
decision to follow Jesus, to be “all in” for Him and what He says to do. You make a decision to commit your way of
living to Him.
You decide to surrender your life to Him so that your life
belongs to Him and His management. You
make a decision to entrust your family to His care. You make a decision to entrust your future to
Him, your eternity to Him. You make a
decision to surrender your abilities, health, job, and money to Him.
Why is the decision to surrender to God so incredibly important? Here’s why:
“The eyes of
the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose
hearts are fully committed to him” (2 Chronicles 16:9 NLT). God wants to strengthen your heart.
The word “strengthen” in this verse means: to prevail.
Is there something in your life, maybe a habit or a pattern or an attitude
or a worry that you want to prevail over, to conquer? God will make it happen as you commit to be all
in for Him.
The word “strengthen” also means: to be courageous. Do you need courage to obey what God says, or
to say what you need to say in that relationship, or press forward even though
it’s tough? God will give you the
courage if you commit to be all in for Him.
The word “strengthen” also means: to be resolute, to be secure.
God will give you these things and work them into your heart
and mind if you make the decision to surrender everything to Him. Jesus said:
“You cannot become my disciple
without giving up everything you own” (Luke 14:33 (NLT).
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