Surrender!

Surrender..... Let's really take a moment to think on what that means... What that looks like in our life... Have we truly embraced and embodied the meaning?

Surrender is defined as: to yield to the power, control, or possession of another; to give up completely; to give over to something. So by studying the definition of surrender, it is safe to say that in surrendering you are relinquishing all control. WHOA! Wait a minute... you mean yielding all control and power over to someone else? Letting go of what you want and how you think things should be, and giving up control of situations and decisions. Surrendering is a crucial move in positioning yourself to be available to all that God has for you and your life. The reward is that who you are surrendering to can take care of any and everything better than you can or could even imagine.

Understanding that God has a plan for your life and surrendering to Him means that you set aside your own plans and agenda and eagerly seek His.

Now that you understand the concept of surrendering here comes the challenge.... "self-examination!"

Well what does that mean and what does that have to do with surrendering? It has EVERYTHING to do with surrendering. How can you relinquish control, still trying to be in control? Take an honest, transparent assessment of those things, habits, situations, relationships, and behaviors that have been impeding your process towards progress. "Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me." (Luke 9:23 NKJV) Self-examination brings forth self-denial and the reality of "not my will but Your will be done!"

Accept the challenge.... Surrender ALL to Christ! Pick up the compact, put your smartphone in selfie mode, get in front of the mirror and ask yourself "what do I need to lay aside, or what area of my life haven't I given God complete control over?" I gurantee as you lay those things down and surrender to Christ you will experience freedom, healing, and deliverance like never before. It's all love beautiful and know the word is first to me, so I'm not suggesting anything that I haven't already done myself. Transparency is the first step towards accountability. 

My prayer for you today is that the Lord speak to you and reveal those things in your life that you have not given Him total control over, and that you yield to the voice of the Holy Spirit. God loves you and withholds no good thing from you. "The Lord will give grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly." (Pslam 84:11 NKJV) But in this relationship you must completely trust Him! Keep Calm and DIVA on! #embraceyourdiva #acceptthechallenge