When I think of the word surrender I usually associate it with the word failure. A common visual for the word surrender is waving a white flag to declare that you have given up. That word tends to have a negative connotation when defined by the world’s standards.
BUT what I have learned recently is that to God surrender means something totally different. To HIM in means YES! Come into my life and Change me! Make me new! Break down my walls and Remake my foundation!
For a long time surrender is what I struggled with the most. I had a tendency to separate things in my life and only give God control of parts I wanted Him to deal with, but kept the things I didn’t trust Him with to myself. I didn’t understand that it was this separation that was keeping me from God.
When I first heard about the World Race I was sure that it was something that God was calling me to, but something was holding me back. Worries and insecurities flooded my mind and I didn’t feel like I was good enough or had any real skills that would be of any benefit to further the Kingdom for Christ.
I soon came to realize that the World Race is NOT about me, and it is NOT about what I can do. It’s about saying YES, It’s about Surrendering, and It’s about letting God. Because in the END He will provide for me in ways I couldn’t fathom. His vision is greater than my imagination, and His love is bigger than my understanding.
So I GIVE UP…I SURRENDER….I am waving my WHITE FLAG, and letting CHRIST be the MASTER of things I used to control.
“Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.” 1 Corinthians 9:19 is a verse that has resonated in my heart and has become a model to which I wish to live by. I feel like the next step for me after Surrendering to God is Serving for God. Which is why I am so excited for the World Race! This is an opportunity to give all of myself by losing the world to find Christ. My God is so great that I know if He is on my side no one can stand against. And for the first time in my life I look forward to the challenges ahead.
