Surrendering All
I Surrender All is the title of a haunting old song. Surrending all - Hard to do. Yet, it seems that the only way to victory in Christ, is through surrender of self. What a task it is to overcome so much self-sufficiency; so much pride, so much arrogance, it seems we can't surrender because we get in our own way. It can be hard to surrender if I think that if I just hang on, I might just win this one, all by myself. Today, I went off to my prayer spot to pray for my sister who is having surgery. Oh, I had my laundry list, my grocery list and personal wish list, all ready for God. I my online order ready for God to start shipment. However, the p eace of the moment and the aggravating chatter of my own prayer thoughts, seemed to suggest that God was saying, "shut up!" And so I did. Releasing myself to the peace of the place and the intimate moment with God, I asked the Holy Spirit to come settle His peace in upon ...