surrender.
So, recently I've been struck by this song by Kim Walker, (link down below!) I've heard it hundreds of times and loved it, but just recently fresh revelation has come from these lyrics. Especially these two chunks below...
All to you, I Surrender…
Everything, Every part of me.
All to you, I Surrender…
All of my dreams, All of me.
...
No turning back, I've
made up my mind.
I'm giving all of my life this time
What does it mean to surrender everything? What does it look like to 'lost in love for You'?
These two questions were provoked by these lyrics, (it's amazing how God can reach and touch your heart through something you've heard before! There's always more to learn!)
Well, those two questions are what I'm currently embarking upon learning with God.
I know for sure I haven't got this surrendering thing down to a T, and I'm not sure I ever will completely. I think it's an on going thing to consciously decide to do! (Atleast for me anyway!) But what I do know, is that recently I've been learning a little bit more about how to surrender more to Him each day.
Let's add some context. I've been thinking a lot recently about future plans, and how if what I'm doing at the minute is directly preparing me for those plans, and how if they're not, maybe I should change things? But then I think... maybe I shouldn't change things because that involves big decisions, (and we all know I don't really want to face those beasts in case they'are the wrong choices!)
You know those kinds of thought battlefields? The ones where you want to have a complete direct plan, that you know you can check-up on every now again and feel satisfied you're sticking to it? Those niggling thoughts that can sometimes be buzzing around too loud in your mind it is hard to silence them?
Well I certainly do. Listening and worshipping God through this song has brought me an unbelievable peace in this situation of surrendering decision making to God, it has been a release of anxiety. Knowing that when surrendering ALL of me, (including all those plans and dreams!) to God means that I can have peace in the decision making, because I know my God has my back. And I'm sure that if in surrendered obedience to Him, He wouldn't let me go so far 'off the plan' that He couldn't reach me. My lovely friend put it this way, ' I know God has a plan and I can never mess it up so badly that He can't fix it.' Wow.
In surrendering control, and trusting God it makes decision making easier! He's SO BIG. And SO LOVING! And plus, His ways are far greater than ours, it's safe to make decisions and take that leap of faith until the next one comes along.
Ephesians 3:20-21
He's got us.
Check it out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSgn-nmBpNY
C.
So, recently I've been struck by this song by Kim Walker, (link down below!) I've heard it hundreds of times and loved it, but just recently fresh revelation has come from these lyrics. Especially these two chunks below...
All to you, I Surrender…
Everything, Every part of me.
All to you, I Surrender…
All of my dreams, All of me.
...
No turning back, I've
made up my mind.
I'm giving all of my life this time
What does it mean to surrender everything? What does it look like to 'lost in love for You'?
These two questions were provoked by these lyrics, (it's amazing how God can reach and touch your heart through something you've heard before! There's always more to learn!)
Well, those two questions are what I'm currently embarking upon learning with God.
I know for sure I haven't got this surrendering thing down to a T, and I'm not sure I ever will completely. I think it's an on going thing to consciously decide to do! (Atleast for me anyway!) But what I do know, is that recently I've been learning a little bit more about how to surrender more to Him each day.
Let's add some context. I've been thinking a lot recently about future plans, and how if what I'm doing at the minute is directly preparing me for those plans, and how if they're not, maybe I should change things? But then I think... maybe I shouldn't change things because that involves big decisions, (and we all know I don't really want to face those beasts in case they'are the wrong choices!)
You know those kinds of thought battlefields? The ones where you want to have a complete direct plan, that you know you can check-up on every now again and feel satisfied you're sticking to it? Those niggling thoughts that can sometimes be buzzing around too loud in your mind it is hard to silence them?
Well I certainly do. Listening and worshipping God through this song has brought me an unbelievable peace in this situation of surrendering decision making to God, it has been a release of anxiety. Knowing that when surrendering ALL of me, (including all those plans and dreams!) to God means that I can have peace in the decision making, because I know my God has my back. And I'm sure that if in surrendered obedience to Him, He wouldn't let me go so far 'off the plan' that He couldn't reach me. My lovely friend put it this way, ' I know God has a plan and I can never mess it up so badly that He can't fix it.' Wow.
In surrendering control, and trusting God it makes decision making easier! He's SO BIG. And SO LOVING! And plus, His ways are far greater than ours, it's safe to make decisions and take that leap of faith until the next one comes along.
Ephesians 3:20-21
20-21 God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us.
Glory to God in the church!
Glory to God in the Messiah, in Jesus!
Glory down all the generations!
Glory through all millennia! Oh, yes!
Glory to God in the Messiah, in Jesus!
Glory down all the generations!
Glory through all millennia! Oh, yes!
He's got us.
Check it out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSgn-nmBpNY
C.
Really excited to read you're learning about surrender. I'm not in too different a place myself at the moment. Look forward to the next one : )
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Ah, it's good to hear God's on the case of surrender with others too! It's exciting stuff isn't it?!
ReplyDeleteChanks, I've actually got a couple up my sleeve, hopefully I'll put virtual pen to paper soon! Same to you too, let's please have some more blinders from you Sir! :)
C.