I SURRENDERED!
I put up the white flag in the past
and I continue
to SURRENDER
because
it is the ONLY WAY
to experience
REAL PEACE~
"the peace which surpasses all understanding," (Philippians 4:7).
And to experience
REAL CONTENTMENT~
"whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want” (Philippians 4:12).
And to experience
REAL LIFE~
"It pays to take life seriously; things work out when you trust in GOD" (Proverbs 16:20)
I SURRENDERED to JESUS,
because in the past
I SURRENDERED
to what felt right
to what looked right
through the eyes of the world,
because everyone else was doing it
&
I ended up at a dead end,
even though
I was told
THE TRUTH
& people where praying for me.
But
I just laughed
because
I just couldn't SEE
&
I just didn't know
that there was so much MORE
beyond
what I could SEE
&
what I could FEEL
because everyone else was doing it.
It wasn't until
I hit the bottom
because
my way wasn't working
&
because
GOD
wouldn't let me stay where I was.
Why is GOD so patient?
Because
GOD SO LOVES
you & I
&
your neighbor
&
every single person on the face of the earth,
because
HE
created every single person on the face of the earth.
And because
GOD SO LOVES
HE
does not want
anyone to PERISH~
"And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?
Is anything worth more than your soul? " (Mark 8:36-37).
Therefore,
JESUS
cries out
to the broken
to the lost
to the hurting
to the angry
to the bitter
to the abused
to the confused~
"COME TO ME" (Matthew 11).
So simple,
because
all it takes
is one little step
to jump into
HIS ARMS
like a little child
&
bring your mess
because
JESUS said~
“I am the Bread of Life. The person who aligns with ME hungers no more and thirsts no more, ever. I have told you this explicitly because even though you have seen ME in action, you don’t really believe ME. Every person the FATHER gives ME eventually comes running to ME. And once that person is with ME, I hold on and don’t let go. I came down from heaven not to follow MY own whim but to accomplish the will of the One who sent ME." (John 6:35-38).
You are
FREE TO SURRENDER!
Yup.
FREE TO SURRENDER
whatever
you are holding onto so tightly
that
JESUS is asking you to give HIM.
Is it
BROKENNESS
BITTERNESS
DESPAIR
or
DOUBT?
Is it
a HABIT
a SOMEONE or a SOMETHING that is keeping you stuck?
Is it
YOU?
Oh THE FREEDOM of SURRENDER
is just that,
THE FREEDOM
to
LIVE with
MORE PEACE
MORE JOY
MORE HOPE
MORE LOVE
in this very moment
and the next
and the next.
LIVING IN MORE never stops
because JESUS never stops being JESUS.
There is HIS DOOR,
the one with the
WHITE FLAG
with the word
COME!
Therefore
SURRENDER
to
JESUS
with your
"WHOLE HEART"
(listen to the song below)