So today was a very hard day for me, and I’m going to get a little personal here so I pray that when you read this….if you know me or not……that you do not judge, but that this post helps you reflect on your own areas where you need to surrender.
I have always though of the word SURRENDER as an ugly word. I always thought it meant that I would have to give up everything I wanted forever. Well let me tell you it does, but……
I’ve had my fair share of heartache. You could practically call me Taylor Swift haha. I have had a lot of almosts, but none that have actually stuck. I have heard the saying that finding a good man is like finding a needle in a haystack, but finding a good Christian man is like finding a needle in 10,000 haystacks.
I recently went through a breakup that was very painful, because it was yet another disappointment. A girl gets a little gunshy to ever date again, but…..GOD. I know someday it will ALL make sense, when I look back on my life.
After a few months of contemplation, getting ahead of myself, seeing all my friends around me get married and have babies, I have FINALLY come to a place of surrender. A place of, “okay God, I’ve been trying to do it on my own, chasing marriage, chasing the wrong men, but I’m ready now. I’m ready to just let go and let you do your THANG. This time I mean it though, if I never ___________ fill in the blank, you are ENOUGH GOD. HE is ENOUGH.
I heard this song on a long drive home from Dallas & it’s so beautiful.
I hope you can listen to it, while pondering your own dreams, desires, and God-given purpose. It goes along perfectly with this post….that’s how God rolls!! Amen?
Whatever it is in your life right now, that you want more than anything. Just let go….give it to God and watch what HE will do. Often what he has for us is more than we could ever ASK OR IMAGINE.
Isaiah 55:8 says, “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways, my ways declares the Lord”. We can’t pretend to know what is waiting on the other side of our obedience, but God does. He sees that beautiful future He has waiting for YOU.
During the breakup, God showed me this scripture over 10 times within one week. Um, ya think He was speaking to me or WHAT?!
Just trust Him, I promise you won’t be disappointed. It’s often times when we hold something so tightly in our grasp that we can’t receive. I plan on updating you in the future with what He has done in my life, keep an eye out for Part 2. I’m sure that SURRENDER is going to become the most beautiful word I’ve ever known…..
~Happy Surrendering My Friends!