sub·mis·sion (n.)
A. The act of submitting to the power of another:
"Failure that cannot be overcome does not give
rise to revolt but to submission"
B. The state of having submitted.
See Synonyms at surrender.
"Failure that cannot be overcome does not give
rise to revolt but to submission"
B. The state of having submitted.
See Synonyms at surrender.
Luke 23:46 - And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.
A thought occurred to me as I read this verse today.
"Is that not the ultimate example of submission or what?! Jesus freely giving all He is and has to offer to who? To God the Father!"
Awesome!!
I pray that I can follow that example given to me by Jesus. I pray that we all can freely submit (surrender) all we have to God for His use. Our hearts, souls, dreams and desires, our spouses and families, our friends, our jobs, school, homes, vehicles, comforts, heat and air conditioning, our money, appearances, our EVERYTHING.
After all, they're all God's anyway-- right?
We're just using these gifts on loan! We don't really possess anything that God hasn't given us. Our job is to be good stewards of what He has given us and put them to use in furthering God's Kingdom.
Matthew 25:14-30
Fight on soldiers.
I love you all
I have no idea who you are, but I appreciate your blog. It's a source of encouragement on days I feel 'down.'
ReplyDeleteI really appreicate this post. I was reading along in "I pray that we all can freely submit (surrender) all we have to God for His use. Our hearts, souls, dreams and desires, our spouses and families, our friends, our jobs, school, homes, vehicles, comforts, heat and air conditioning, our money, *this is the one that struck me* appearances, our EVERYTHING."
I think the hardest thing for me to surrender is not my job/school/vehicle/home (though I like those things) or my family/friends (though that's hard), or even my dreams/desires (although sometimes at that part I think He's asking an awful lot--though He's not). The hardest thing for me to surrender is "appearance." Not the physical how I look. But the way people perceive me. I have a hard time letting God use me in ways that might make me look different than I am. Sometimes keeping quiet for the sake of another can put us in a tough spot where it might look as if we did or said something we didn't (and wouldn't!). And I have a hard time not 'defending' myself in those times. But I think being able to let go of all that and just let God take care of it...along with everything else.... that's a goal I continue to strive for.
Thank you for all the comments throughout my blog. It's encouraging to me to hear other pionts of view and teaches me to keep searching out the Truth. I continue to realize ( and I pray I continue to realize throughout life) how much I need to learn. So I can continuely be used, on fire, and not being found complacent by Christ.
ReplyDeleteThanks again
Love you all
Very enlightening...I can see you have love for our Lord...we are just wrapping up a bible study along the lines of "Considering your Character" which tells us exactly what you are writing about...none of it is ours it, it is all His and it is up to us to share this with others..
ReplyDeletethanks for your messages..