Do you ever get tired of striving? Do you ever get tired of trying to make things happen, in your own strength? 💪
There’s a remedy for that, for sure: sweet surrender.
We can pull a Jesus and say to Abba: not my will, but Your will be done. (Matthew 26:39, Mark 14:36, Luke 22:42, John 6:38)
What a sweet release! 👌 Of course, the release comes when we understand these things about God:
a) He loves us dearly
b) He knows better than us
c) His plans are for our benefit
d) He is good
A scripture that comes to mind: “Whoever remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy.” (Proverbs 29:1 NIV)
Yikes! 🤯 Doesn’t that make you want to stay sweetly surrendered?? 🥴
It’s so important to surrender to what the Lord wants for you instead of what you think you want for you. ☝️
Struggling and striving are HUGE time wasters. They take you out of the will of God—His will for you is REST. (Matthew 11:28)
Actually, whatever is achieved outside of rest really isn’t God’s best. 👎
Let that sink in. 🤔
Prayer: Lord, I repent where I have been stiff-necked. Please help me to surrender to Your will for my life, which is a place of rest. I love you and I thank you for all the good plans that you have for me, known and unknown. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
~mnm
