The Waiting RoomSample

Day 5: Surrender

Surrendering can be viewed by many as giving up or throwing in the towel. But this is a definition used by the world, which we should not ascribe to. When we are found wanting in the wilderness, our cup filled to the brim with confusion and our actions fueled by anxiety, surrendering to God is our gateway to experiencing the peace that He promises in Philippians 4:6.

The precursor to surrender is humility. Humility brings us to the feet of Christ, thereby allowing us to surrender all armor (our intellect, our skills, our pride, our networks, our positions of power, etc.). Humility moves us from a place of leaning on our own understanding, which Proverbs 3:5-6 encourages us against, to a surrendered position where we say “Lord, let your will be done in my life” and actually mean it.

Surrender is repentance that: “Lord, I doubted your power because I thought I could do this myself. On my own. But I was wrong. I need you now, always have but I was just too stubborn to admit it. Please forgive me Father.”

In the waiting room, weighed down by the weight of if all, surrender fully before God. As Mark 11:30 says, His “yoke is easy” and His “burden is light." Yes, the world has solutions and instruments which may seem appeasing to your situation, but most of them will provide temporary fixes. Nothing in this world can lighten your load the way that God can. So when it becomes unbearable, fix your eyes on Him. In fact, don’t wait until it becomes unbearable, fix your eyes on God from the very beginning.

Surrendering it all to God translates to an acknowledgment of God’s strength and power to make it all right. It also translates to your acceptance of His might to transform your life so that you are able to bask in His goodness, grace and mercy. Like David says in Psalm 23:6, “surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life."

What do you need to surrender to God today?