Pray for Families (Sweet Surrender)

Greetings Prayer Warriors,

The word "surrender" conjures up the image of forced defeat. Hands up, crying “uncle”, and waving a white flag, each translating to “I give up!” It evokes a feeling of complete failure and utter loss; loss of pride, status, accomplishment, etc.

Paradoxically, when the Lord asks us to surrender our will to His, we are not “giving up”, but in essence, we are voluntarily handing over our will and actually gaining something of greater value! We are letting go of self-pride, following Him, and thus accepting his invitation  to be coheirs.

Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit.  John 12:24

Yet, more often than not, we take back control even after we pray “thy will be done”. Paradoxically, we feel safer when we are “in control”. Lord help us!

“I delight to do thy will, O my God; thy law is within my heart." Psalm 40:8

Lord, grant us and our families the grace needed to surrender our wills to You daily.  We admit that it is a continual journey, but one we desire to take! In you we will find the life you have predestined us for, and ultimately our true purpose. Our peace and joy will abound! O Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything!

Peace, Joy, and Love,

Janet

Everyone should experience the sweet surrender. Pass it on!