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Place of Surrender

Place of Surrender

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There is this place in God where hope, faith, and love resides. Where there is no judgment. No condemnation. No shame…

It’s a place of surrender.

I think it’s in this place of letting go…of surrendering everything we think we know, and giving it all up to God that we can find real peace. Real joy. I have been contemplating what it feels like to really be all in for God. To do what He wants, and not what feels good to me.

Most of the time, I really think I do, but I had this conversation with a friend recently that made me question my loyalty to Him. I mean I love God with all of my heart, but when it comes to doing the hard things I sometimes fail miserably. Maybe we all do at times. I don’t know. I just know that I want God to know that He can count on me…even when the going gets tough.

When I received Jesus Christ as my Savior, I surrendered my heart to Him. In turn, He gave me life…everlasting life. And although I know there is nothing I can do to repay Him for that…my desire is to always do my best for Him. To make Him proud. 

So I surrender, again and again. Knowing that His love for me will always be enough to lift me up when I feel low. To bring me hope when things feel hopeless. To comfort me when I feel like the world is crashing in. To lead me beside the still waters, and restore my soul (Psalm 23:2-3). 

I’m not sure who else this is for. But just know that we serve a God of second chances, and He loves us so much. His word in Romans 8:38-39 says, “For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

And that’s enough for me.

Until next time…

Be blessed

The God of Second Chances

The God of Second Chances

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Lately, I have been thinking about a retreat that I attended a few years ago. The thing is that even though things have been different this year, I still find myself just as stressed out and tired as I was before. How can that be? I’m not working full-time in the office anymore. There is no pressure to participate in any of the activities I am usually a part of. So why do I feel like I am running at top speed, and not getting anywhere?

As I reflected on my time at the retreat, I realized that not once during that time did I stress about all the things I needed to do, or those things I had left undone. I was really able to get away from it all, and I actually had time to reflect on those things that I had been praying to God about. Those things that scare me a little just thinking about them.  

Grateful doesn’t seem to cover what I’m feeling right now. I thank God for His loving-kindness and His many blessings; for His faithfulness; and for His peace that really does surpass all understanding. Our world is a little upside down right now, but this I know…in the midst of it all, God is still good. And He loves us so much that we can’t even comprehend it.

Thankfully, we serve a God of second chances. He has given me a renewed sense of purpose…even in the middle of a pandemic. And this time, I don’t want to waste a minute of it. I want to do the things God is calling me to do, and not worry about the things I can’t do. And I am learning how to trust God’s sovereignty. Knowing that if He wants me to do something, He will provide everything I need to accomplish it.

Until next time…

Be blessed!