2009-11-05T09:07:19-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/surrender http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/gods-strange-road-to-power-5954 2009-11-05T09:07:19-05:00 Let God shine His holy light on the dark corners of you that you've never let Him touch. And tear up that contract you want God to sign; the one with all the ways you've wanted things to be. Give Him a blank piece of paper, pre-signed by you to do whatever He writes on it. You're at the end of your power and at the beginning of His. Surrendering is the way to winning, and powerlessness is the most powerful position in the world. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/the-incredible-shrinking-me-5933 2009-10-07T09:31:12-05:00 If you can surrender the control and the credit, you are ready for the incredible shrinking you. Our lives become more incredible than we could ever have imagined as our ego and our interests and our self-reliance begin to recede, and our lives become more about Jesus than ever before. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/white-flag-winners-3038 2009-10-01T09:52:54-05:00 That area you have insisted on controlling, that part of you you've just stubbornly refused to yield, where you have insisted on things being your way - it's time to drop your sword and raise your white flag. It's time to surrender. In the shadow of your Jericho, this is your facedown on the ground crossroads. When it's Jesus you surrender to, surrender doesn't mean you lose, it means you are on the verge of some of the greatest victories of your life. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2013:2-3&version=NIV 2009-07-21T15:55:55-05:00 The idea of "surrendering ourselves to the flames"--becoming a martyr for Christ--seems like it would be the most extreme and holy form of devotion to God. But this passage teaches us that even such an extreme act gains us nothing, if our lives and relationships are not characterized by love. http://delveintojesus.com/Devotionals/7/Asking-God-For-Help-Part-1.aspx 2009-03-29T19:23:49-05:00 I think we sometimes miss the point of petitioning God. There is absolutely nothing wrong with asking God for things we need or even things we want. The important thing to keep in mind is that actually getting the thing we're asking for is the least important part of the whole process.... http://delveintojesus.com/Devotionals/8/Asking-God-For-Help-Part-2.aspx?message=posted 2009-03-29T19:23:03-05:00 There are many ways God can help us during our times of need, but the most common pattern is for God to take what we offer and turn into something greater than we can do on our own. http://delveintojesus.com/Devotionals/9/Asking-God-For-Help-Part-3.aspx 2009-03-29T19:21:40-05:00 In this final devotional in the series, we look at the role anxiety plays in our surrender to God. Whenever we find ourselves worrying about the outcome of conflict or crisis, it's an indication that there is something we have failed to do, or something we need to stop doing. http://delveintojesus.com/Devotionals/35/God-In-the-Drivers-Seat.aspx 2009-03-29T19:20:15-05:00 It's vital to our relationship with God that we learn to ask for help, relinquish control and surrender to His will in everything we do. This devotional looks at some practical ways we can do this every time we have a decision to make. http://delveintojesus.com/Devotionals/22/Freedom.aspx 2009-01-25T14:33:49-05:00 Robin Mark wrote, "It's only in your will that I am free." But how can we find freedom in surrendering our will to another? Isn't that the opposite of freedom? This devotional explores the meaning of freedom and explains why surrendering all to Jesus is precisely how we can achieve ultimate peace and freedom. http://delveintojesus.com/Devotionals/24/Work-Hard,-Play-Hard.aspx 2009-01-25T14:31:25-05:00 God surely wants us to make the most of our time on earth, so we tend to jealously guard both our work and leisure time so that none of it is wasted or interrupted. But what does this kind of lifestyle do to our relationships, especially our relationship with Jesus? This devotional examines why it's so important to trust God to tell us how to spend our time wisely and make it meaningful.