Okay – what does “surrender” really mean? From several definitions: It means I’m finished fighting. It means I’m giving up. It means I’ve stopped struggling. It means I’ve thrown down my weapons. It means I’ve recognized another’s authority. It means I’ve given up my own rights. It means I’ve put myself at the mercy of another. It means I’m willing to follow the orders of another.
It seems that so often I kick and scream at even the thought of yielding control. I don’t want to give up my “rights” or my personality. If I can just understand that yielding to the loving and trusted ONE can bring quietness, rest, and much happiness.
“All to Jesus I surrender; All to Him I freely give;
I will ever love and trust Him, in His presence daily live.
I surrender all, I surrender all,
All to Thee, my blessed Savior,
I surrender all.”
Jan Clay
Indiana
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