Sometimes we are willing to give part of our self and our endeavors to God, but we want to maintain control of other areas. This usually ends in us failing to make wise choices in our options. The resulting effects may derail us from the track God had planned for us. (Ephesians 2:20).
When we follow God’s plans instead, we find success in every area of our life – our vocation, whom to marry, where to live, what ministry in which to participate, our outreach into our community, etc. Otherwise, we may fall into negative circumstances that take years to rectify.
When God builds our house, we do not labor in vain (Psalm 127:1). When we give Him complete control of every area of our life and heart, and we walk in His Spirit, our life clicks along like the seconds on the clock, and we find more joy, peace, and love than we ever imagined.
We completely surrender to God’s pre-arranged plans for us before we were ever born (Psalm 139; Ephesians 2:10). We give Him full power to rule in the details of our life. We seek Him before we make any decisions, and we allow His peace in our spirit to guide us moment by moment (Proverbs 3:5-6; Philippians 4:7).
When we permit God to build our house on the Rock of Christ (Matthew 7:24), He keeps us safe from the storms of life. His Spirit leads and guides us in the way that He wants us to go. God uses us for His divine purpose in order to further His Kingdom in us and through us.
Prayer:
Father God, thank You for giving us Your wisdom and power to choose to totally surrender every part of our life to You. We do not want to reap negative consequences for making our own choices instead. The world, our flesh, and satanic forces constantly attempt to sidetrack us from following after You, but Your Spirit within us gives us both the desire and the power to stay on the course that You prescribe for us (Philippians 2:12-13).
You guide us with Your eye, so we want to look fully into Your face with complete faith in Your faithfulness, as well as trust in Your goodness. Remind us that when we walk in step with You, love You with our whole heart, and completely trust in You, we are always safe from harm and full of Your joy and peace. We are also examples to others of the multitude of benefits from serving You with our life (Psalm 103:1-5).
Thoughts for the Day:
We have choices in life that will either bring us life or death, setbacks or blessings; therefore, we are free to walk in God’s will with His blessings. When we surrender our life entirely to God’s plans and guidance, we rise above our human imperfections and walk in the fulfillment that God’s Spirit brings in us and to us. If we cling to Him as the focus of our life, He gives us everlasting life (Deuteronomy 30:19; John 3:16-18).
