Tuesday, February 17, 2015

The secret of surrender

I read this and ruminated upon the direct application to my life on a moment-by-moment basis.  @Frank A. Nuckolls shared about this on Sunday at church.  The world's expectation is that we daily promote ourselves.  Also that meekness is weakness but, on the contrary, out of meekness we become strong.  Meekness is strength under control.

The Secret of Surrender

We have heard the modern expression, “Don’t fight it—it’s bigger than both of us.” Those who are meek do not fight back at life. They learn the secret of surrender, or yielding to God. He then fights for us! Instead of filling your mind with resentments, abusing your body by sinful diversion, and damaging your soul by willfulness, humbly give all over to God. Your conflicts will disappear and your inner tensions will vanish into thin air. Then your life will begin to count for something. You will have the feeling of belonging to life. Boredom will melt away, and you will become vibrant with hope and expectation. Because you are meekly yielded, you will begin to “inherit the earth” of good things, which God holds in store for all who trust Him with their all.

ROM 6:19 HCSB

I am using a human analogy   because of the weakness of your flesh.  For just as you offered the parts  of yourselves as slaves to moral impurity, and to greater and greater lawlessness, so now offer them as slaves to righteousness, which results in sanctification.

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