Surrender

I surrender all to You because..

 -You're good

-You're faithful

- You love me

- You died for me

- You know what's best

- You are God

What does it mean to surrender? 

To yield to another, give up, abandon

As I sit here listening to 'Surrender' the verse that's so convicting is ' I'm giving you my dreams i'm laying down

my rights, i'm giving up my pride for the promise of new life'

Why does my life seems so unbearable sometimes? 

Why is it seem to be the same and boring?

Because I fail to do give God everything. 

I want to fulfill my dreams, the things I've been putting my hope in, I want my life to be the way that I plan it out.

See that- MY LIFE. 

Weird because I thought I gave my life to Him when I became a christian. 

Luke 9:23

'If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.'

In the New Testament this phrase is used over and over again. 

It's very important to realize that this isn't a one time thing; it's daily.

That means everyday I wake up and give God my day- surrender my hopes, my dreams, etc.

And as I do that, He begins to change my life into His story through me.

It all starts with surrendering to  Him.

Four days ago I received an e-mail saying that I was accepted to go on a mission’s trip to Austria. Last summer I counseled at Hidden Acres and at the last staff meeting a guy from an English day camp in Austria came and spoke to us about the need for young leaders over their; so being the curious person I am, I decided to look into it.  Somehow that led me to apply for a year long mission’s trip.

Over the last 6 months I’ve been going through a crazy application process, filling out an ungodly amount of forms, answering lots of deep questions, and my favorite, phone interviews.

Looking back on that, it’s been totally worth it.

 It would have been worth it even if they didn’t accept me.

Why? Well I learned answers to deep theological question, learned to lean on God for wisdom and guidance, and I obeyed Him. It was worth it because God told me to.

As I smiled, yelled and cried in excitement, I felt the presence of the Holy One say, “I know what I’m doing, trust me.” 

I don’t know if you’ve ever experienced that feeling but it’s one that will never get old.

In September I’ll be leaving for Europe for 11months. Let the fundraising begin!