“The moment you allow
yourself to think, “What about this?” you show that you have not surrendered
and that you do not really trust God. But once you do surrender, you will no longer
think about what God is going to do. Abandonment means to refuse yourself the
luxury of asking any questions. If you
totally abandon yourself to God, He immediately says to you, “I will give your
life to you as a prize . . . .” The reason people are tired of life is that
God has not given them anything— they have not been given their life “as a
prize.” The way to get out of that condition is to abandon yourself to God. And
once you do get to the point of total surrender to Him, you will be the most surprised
and delighted person on earth.” CHAMBERS
What is it that you would most like to have in
your life? Lack of want .. lack of fear
… health …. to be loved and accepted … the absence of relational conflict …. We
spend a lot of time worrying about those things and trying to make them a
reality.
Jesus
said If you try to save your life you
will lose it, but if you lose your life
you will save it …. "If
anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross
daily, and follow Me. For whoever
desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake
will save it.” (Luke 9:23-24)
We
are busy trying to find the ‘ideal’ life … but there is only one place it can
be found … In Christ. Totally surrendered
to God … trusting Him in everything … and when we stop trying to save our life
.. God gives us our life ‘as a prize’. Can
you see the spiritual reality of that? Like
Elisha’s servant ‘And
Elisha prayed, and said, "LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may
see." Then the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And
behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.’
(2 Kings 6:17)
Are your eyes open to the reality of the promises
of God … and the understanding that what is happening in the world around you ….
Is not what defines you? The absence or presence
of acceptance, love, conflict, material possession … does not determine the
quality of your life … because you have found your life in Christ …. Who came to
give you life, life more abundantly.
Jesus said …. "Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?'
or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For after all these things
the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly
Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of
God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. (Matthew
6:31-33)
What is my point in all of this? I am pretty sure that everything I have
shared with you … you already know … the
problem is … you don’t trust God enough to do it. It’s a big step, putting your full weight on
God … Martie is recovering from hip replacement surgery. She is doing extremely well … amazingly
well. But one of her biggest challenges
is trusting that the new hip will support her. She is using other muscles to
help her walk … The more she trusts the hip, the better she walks .. the more
she walks, the stronger she becomes …
God is trust worthy … He wants to give you your
life as a prize. You know that verse I
am closing this with Proverbs 3:5,6. But
it’s not enough to know it … you have to live it.
Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)
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