Lately I’ve been asking myself, “ what does surrender look like in my life?”Surrender is not something that comes easily to our human nature, it’s actually quite hard. I get it, it’s so hard to give up control. But what I’m learning is that surrender is the start to something beautiful.
In this new season of life of preparing for the race I have found myself learning a lot about surrender. It has brought me back to the day I surrendered my life and chose to follow him. Without a doubt that day was a day of freedom. In that moment I had surrendered myself and admitted my need for a savior and let me tell ya, nothing is more beautiful than when you surrender yourself and follow Gods plan for you. Little did I know that would not be the last time I surrendered, it was actually just the start. Surrender is not a one time thing it is a continuous act throughout your Christian walk. As a Christian you are continually surrendering your human desires and giving up control so the Lord can work in you.
If I’m honest, surrendering hasn’t come easily for me in this season of life. It’s hard. It’s hard to surrender this life I live in the states, it’s hard to leave everyone I love and know, it’s hard to leave the comfortability of home for the unknown. But the Lord has been doing some heart work and has been revealing to me how rewarding it is to surrender. When you are finally at a place where you can surrender whatever it might be you struggle to let go of; you will learn it’s actually far better than what you could ever even imagine. So what I’ve learned, is that surrendering my all and packing up my life for 9 months for His gospel and for the advancement of His kingdom will be well worth it, even if only one person comes to know Him. It will be the most rewarding act of surrender because the kingdom of heaven will be growing.
When you finally realize how beautiful surrendering is, it doesn’t seem as daunting. Because in reality this life we live is not about us and our desires. It is about glorifying Him and growing His kingdom. I know, sometimes it’s hard to ask hard questions, but ask yourself what surrender looks like in your life. Ask the Lord to challenge you in that area. Take my word for it, it might be hard but oh boy will it be so rewarding and even more freeing.
love,
Charytie
