Surrendering All

Just had a wonderful one on one time with God. And I just had to share what my devotional was all about it. 

Why do we feel safer driving our car than flying when we know that we’re more likely to wreck our car than die on a plane? The answer is that we like to be in total control.

            We experience this tension every day. We desire control in circumstances because that makes us feel safe. But it’s deceptive. Are you really in control driving your car? What about the other people on the road? What about all the moving parts in the engine? Will the brakes work?

            The truth is that we have never been in complete control. Believing we are is an illusion we cling to every day. It’s easy to believe God and surrender all to Him when we feel as if we’re in control, when life is good, when things are going easy. But as soon as we feel as if we’ve lost control and our circumstances become too much to bear, surrendering and trusting Him gets more difficult. Too often in life God must bring us to a place where we literally have nowhere else to turn but to Him.

            Letting go means feeling unsafe, unprotected, and vulnerable. If you’re not willing to go there when things are good. God may have to take you there.

            He calls us to let go, To open our fists and relax. You’ll find that when you give your deepest desires and biggest concerns to God, He surprises you by making a way where none was apparent. Open your fists. Give up control. Surrender all.

Surrender to God! – James 4:7