Surrendered Living

December 31, 2010 by Standing on Truth
Filed under Christianity

A few months ago I received a book for my birthday by Nancy Leigh DeMoss, called Surrender: The Heart God Controls. About two-thirds of the way through the book, I was floored. I came to the point in the book that I desperately needed to come to–a personal examination of what I still needed to surrender to the Lord in my life. I mistakenly thought that I had pretty much given Him all of the big things–my husband, my son, and my life in general–but what I read in those 20 pages has changed my life and will be a blueprint for “surrendered living” for many years to come. As we close out another year and wonder what 2011 will bring, I settle down with these questions and implore the Lord to show me where and how to surrender all those little (and big) things to Him. For example, have you surrendered:

Your Life?

Your Time?

Your Body?

Your Tongue?

Your Possessions?

Your Mind?

Your Will?

Your Affections?

Your Relationships?

Your Health?

You may think you have (as I did) but as you are asked to probe even deeper into some very revealing questions from this article, you may find things that still need surrendering (as I did). Take a look at this article by Nancy Leigh DeMoss and if you sincerely ask the Lord to reveal His will for you through this list–His will for a fully surrendered life–I bet you will be changed for the New Year as well.

http://www.reviveourhearts.com/pdf/LivingSurrenderedLife.pdf

May God bless your 2011 and reveal to you all of the many ways His love, grace and mercy extend to those who fear (are awed by) Him!

Tags: christian living, surrender