surrender

So I haven't blogged in a long time...but I had some thoughts tonight that the Lord spoke to me through a sermon I listened to online tonight and thought a song that I love. I wasn't going to blog...but the Lord told me to share in the hopes that if someone else is struggling with releasing control to the Lord in any area...  that His Spirit would speak to you through what He shared with me tonight.

Surrender. To relinquish possession or control of to another; to give over or yield.

   I don't know about you....but surrendering complete control is not an easy thing to do. Surrendering even partial control can be painful in and of itself!
However, something the Lord boldly yet gently reminded me tonight is that there is more pain in not trusting Him with complete control of my life.
 Fear, anxiety, worry and not trusting the Lord all come down to one issue...control!
 When we don't feel that we have control over a situation...we worry.
  When we don't trust what the Lord has for us in life, in this moment, it is because we want to control the outcome with what we think we know is best.
      God revealed to me(actually He has to keep reminding me) that He is God. I am not....
           He reminded me that if He is in control then I should have nothing to fear.
       He affirmed to me through the words of a song that if I surrender everything I don't have to worry how my life will turn out...because He has my best interest at heart.
AND.....HE LOVINGLY displayed His mercy for me by dying on a cross so many years ago so that I would no have to live my life in constant fear, worry and anxiety.
He wants us to surrender our control to Him, not so He can control us....but so that He can free us from the bondage that would destroy us.
  He surrendered His life as a sacrifice...He gave  up complete control for us to bring about our perfect joy and peace in this life.

Is there an area of your life that you struggle with surrendering to the Lord?
  Maybe you are struggling with surrendering to Him as a new believer???
Whatever you are facing today I pray that the Holy Spirit would rush over you!
There is freedom in surrender....

I pray this song speaks to your heart!

Oh how He loves you and me!!!