Trust and Surrender
I believe one of the greatest things God desires right now is that His children come to a place of total trust and surrender to Him. It’s easy to trust Him when things are going well but what about when your world begins to fall apart? Friends you love suddenly decide they can no longer walk with you or they just get too busy to listen to what’s on your heart. The child you had great plans for tells you he or she no longer believes in the God you do or at least wants nothing to do with Him. Many times our faith is put to the test but that’s not the time to give up. Instead, I would encourage you to look up. God’s plans for you are still good and not evil. He has not left you but will wrap His arms around you if you will but let Him.
Once we begin to truly trust and surrender, we will know what it means to “give thanks in everything” (1 Thessalonians 5:18). We will understand that joy is not affected by circumstances. Joy is what flows from the heart because we know the One who controls everything. We don’t have to worry because He holds the world in His hands and if He cares about the smallest sparrow, He cares about you and your family. You may be struggling to make ends meet but He’ll continue to meet your every need. Your health may be failing but He will continue to draw near to you as you draw near to Him. You may not have a job but God has a work for you to do.
“Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom” (Luke 12:32). And so we “press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:14). Don’t despair. Ask God to bring you to that place of absolute trust and surrender. As He does so, you will feel your burden lifted and experience a freedom you’ve never known before.
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