Lay It Down

“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.”- Galatians 2:20

When you think of the word “Surrender”, what comes to mind? The song by Cheap Trick from 1978? Giving up your hiding spot in hide and seek when you were a kid? Surrendering to the desire for coffee? Whatever the case may be, let’s talk about surrender in a different light. What does surrender to God look like? That means giving up our wants and desires in favor of His plans for our life. It is surrendering to a call on your life in ministry, to be a nurse, a teacher, a mechanic, wherever He calls us. It means laying down our insecurities, our failures, our hurts, our doubts and fears at His feet and giving it all to Him. Surrender to God and His will is not 50%, 5% or even 99.9%, it is 100%, unconditional, trusting surrender. So this morning, whatever we may be holding onto, let’s lay it down, let us surrender to the One who knows what we are facing before we even encounter it. Surrender to what He has for us today, tomorrow and every single moment.