Surrender

As I sit in my favorite spot meditating on the goodness of the Lord, I realized something. I have done nothing to deserve God’s blessings. Absolutely. No. Thing. Let that sink in. I can't point to a single act that forced God's hand to release His blessing in my life. Ok, maybe one....just one thing—surrender. Instead of relying on my religious ritualism and my own self-righteousness, I just relinquished control. I know it sounds crazy. It sounds like being in a car going 100 miles an hour headed for a cliff and deciding to hit the gas and take your hands off the wheel raising your hands in the air and yelling, "Wheeeeeeee!" YIKES! But, that is essentially what I did. I. Just. Let. Go. God gave me the revelation that He really does love me; thus, He will manage the things that concern me if I only relinquish my prideful, self-serving, egoistic, self-righteousness. And even if He does not give me my desired outcome, I will yet serve Him. This is what Daniel's three covenant friends did in the face of the Babylonian King, Nebuchadnezzar. It really comes down to this: do you trust God's Word or your own ability? Or more candidly, "Who's your God or god?" When you can truly trust, and let God reign on the throne in your life, then, and only then, will you see God's kingdom come to earth as it is established in Heaven.