I know i haven’t written one of these in a while, and that’s largely due to the fact that every topic I’ve chosen or come across hasn’t felt right and i just couldn’t formulate the words to write about them. But, God has placed a very specific word on me since the beginning of 2019, and that word is Surrender. God has called me to delve deeper into the meaning of surrendering to Him and this is what I’ve come to realize:
To surrender to something is put both hands up and accept wholeheartedly that you have lost whatever situation you’re in. My surrendering situation has been this crazy thing called life, with its ups and downs and it’s twists and turns that I’ve come to realize that i can’t handle on my own. So, simply, I’ve surrendered. I’ve surrendered to take away the pain, the sorrow, the shame, the guilt, the greed, the sin, and every addiction or anything that’s slowed me down in life. I’ve surrendered to Christ. I do realize that surrendering to something has come to acquire a negative connotation, but with Christ it’s all different- all changed.
When someone surrenders their life to God, it means that they have accepted that they need a savior and can’t do this on their own. They begin to fully rely on Him, begin to walk closer with Him, begin to develop a deep relationship with Him, and begin to let Him direct you to where you can best serve Him. Christ can do this amazing thing in your life when you simply raise your hands towards Him, accept Him, and surrender to His perfect will. With this act, you will receive joy and peace and love and everything else in life that you’re seeking. And when you surrender your life, you are able to live your full potential and be used where God needs to use you. We are able to walk freed of all the things that hold us back, and start living eternally minded rather than worldly enveloped.
This last point is a big deal to me, as I struggle with all the worldly temptations such as possessions and caring what others think of me. For an example, I’ve always cared so much about what others think of me that I would never dance because I was afraid people would think I look dumb. But, since giving my life to Christ, i have found this huge influx of confidence and joy that allows me to dance my heart out and it’s so eye opening to see the little miracles that God works in your life once you’ve given it to Him. It may seem silly to attribute such a medial thing like dancing to surrendering my life to God, but the truth is, I would never have done it if I hadn’t received the freedom He gave me. Since I’ve surrendered to God, I’ve experienced a shift in my attitude regarding joy and confidence and many more things.
To surrender to God is to open up the possibilities of all He can give you. To surrender is to truly live. And because of this, I will spend the rest of my life surrenseeing to Him so that I can be free.
-Em
