My Yes Is on the Table: A 5-Day Study on Surrender by Jennifer HandSample

Sometimes I can find it easy to trust Jesus with my eternal life but struggle to trust Him with my everyday life. If I place my yes on the table before Him, what will He ask of me? Will I have the requirements for the journey? And what if placing my yes on the table before Him takes me to a completely different destination than I had planned?Let’s take a look at the book of Joshua.

Moses has died, and Joshua was put in place as the leader of the people. I imagine Joshua was nervous about his yes steps. There they were on the edge of the promised land again.

I believe God knew Joshua would be afraid. He tells him several times, “Be strong and courageous.” Joshua 1:9 says, “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Scared or not, Joshua put his yes before the Lord. In Joshua 1:10–11, we find Joshua telling the people the next steps. He told them to get ready, because in three days they would cross the Jordan River and begin to take the land God was giving them.

What is your promised land?

Big and little moments: we stand at the crossroads of decisions. We wonder what will lead us to the promised land. Promised land–living is a life of following Him. It is obedience to Him. It is following the path marked out by Him.

You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. (Ps. 16:11)

Friends, I do not want to just look at the promised land God has for me with my eyes. I want to stand in it, dance in it, bring glory to God as I walk in it.

What if my yes is what keeps me on the journey toward the promised land He has for me? What if your yes is what keeps you on the journey toward the promised land He has for you?

Let’s place our yes on the table and continue the journey to the promised land. I want us to do this adventure together.

I would love for you to grab a piece of paper or whatever your creative mind comes up with and write the word YES. I have written YES in the sand before, the dirt, on my mirror, on a journal page—as a reminder of my yes I am placing on the table. I would love for you to write your yes and take a picture and post it on social media using #myyesisonthetable so that we can pray over each other on this adventure of yes to God.