**Sit quietly, eyes closed and in silence for one minute before reading.**
As
we live life with God He calls us to greater trust. Something erupts in our
lives or the lives of someone we love and He calls us to trust. Someone is
taken away and He calls us to trust. The future is unpredictable and He calls
us to trust.
God continues to call us to greater levels of trust and we follow Him. There
are times we would love to plateau and we say, “God, don’t I trust you enough?”
How are you being called to greater trust?
In times of weariness to trust ask God to help. Ask Him to be your strength,
your strength for faith and trust. Allow Him to meet you and you step into the
unknown. He is there.
**Sit again in silence for as long as is available to you.**
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Strength In Surrender
**Sit quietly, eyes closed in silence for one minute before reading.**
I am a fighter. I was taught to be a fighter and high value was placed on it. Surrender was never an option unless you were beat. You never gave up a fight. As I live life a little more each day I have realized there is great strength in choosing to surrender rather than being beat into it. There is also less pain in choosing to surrender!
I am learning to pick my battles (I think). Not every battle is worth fighting, especially when we are going toe to toe with God.
Surrender requires humility, it requires a reality check and it takes strength. Surrender is often not a sign of weakness but a sign of strength. If you are a fighter, you know it takes strength to surrender. It also takes a great swallow of pride.
Often this strength does not come from me but from God. My nature is to battle, not surrender and so I ask God, “give me wisdom to discern what is worth the battle, give me humility and strength to surrender”. Ultimately I desire to surrender to God’s will – whatever that entails.
Surrender requires many things and in and of ourselves we are incapable to fully surrender.
My prayer today is this: “God grant us to see things as they are, the humility to trust You and the strength to surrender to Your call. Amen.”
I am a fighter. I was taught to be a fighter and high value was placed on it. Surrender was never an option unless you were beat. You never gave up a fight. As I live life a little more each day I have realized there is great strength in choosing to surrender rather than being beat into it. There is also less pain in choosing to surrender!
I am learning to pick my battles (I think). Not every battle is worth fighting, especially when we are going toe to toe with God.
Surrender requires humility, it requires a reality check and it takes strength. Surrender is often not a sign of weakness but a sign of strength. If you are a fighter, you know it takes strength to surrender. It also takes a great swallow of pride.
Often this strength does not come from me but from God. My nature is to battle, not surrender and so I ask God, “give me wisdom to discern what is worth the battle, give me humility and strength to surrender”. Ultimately I desire to surrender to God’s will – whatever that entails.
Surrender requires many things and in and of ourselves we are incapable to fully surrender.
My prayer today is this: “God grant us to see things as they are, the humility to trust You and the strength to surrender to Your call. Amen.”
**Sit again for as long as is available to you.**
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