hey guys joel here.. i'll be the first to blog.. haha ps aaron sends the leaders and the worship team these notes every week.. some i find that speaks to me i will blog to you all about it.. haha like for this example.. having a surrendered life.. are we living a surrendered life? if so are we living it fully surrendered? chew on this morsel as you read on.. haha.. and as you can see got three parts, when i have time i shall upload the rest to you.. haha cheers.. church camp is coming!! although i got no more roommate i know i will still have a good time.. haha.. okie cya fri or sat or sunday.. hee.. =)
A SURRENDERED LIFE (Part 1 of 3)
Surrender isn’t a popular word in our vocabulary, likely because it implies losses and defeats to those who surrender. But Christians are called to surrender their life to God. This is the essence of beginning the Christian life and becomes the central act of worship we engage in each day.
We understand that such sacrifice and surrender involves a lot of will and desire, as well as a lot of giving up. As Christian, when we live a total surrendered life to God, it gives us gains and victories!
Definition of Surrender:
* To yield to the power, control, or possession of another upon compulsion or demand
* To give up completely or agree to forgo especially in favour of another
* To give (oneself) up into the power of another especially as a prisoner, to give (oneself) over to something (as an influence)
What is a surrendered life?
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”
Matt 6:33
1. A SURRENDERED LIFE SUBMITS TO GOD’S RULERSHIP
The Bible says to seek God’s kingdom first.
Our lack of willingness to absolutely surrender to God will hinder what God can accomplish in our lives. God wants to empower us, mould us and shape us into the man or women that He has created us to be…He wants us to have a great future!
But we must be willing to give God everything, every area…
I believe you have heard me say this that there is a difference between allowing God to reign in you and allowing God to rule in you. The Queen of England reign the kingdom but it is the Prime Minister who rules the country. He will made decision and lead the country.
Is Christ reigning and ruling in your life? Is he just a resident or president in your live? Is God sitting on the throne of your life? If Christ is not Lord of our all, He is not Lord at all in our lives.
A surrendered life submits to God’s ruler-ship in
* Their feelings (or emotions)
In the Bible, there are Scriptures that portray both human beings and God as having emotions. In this journey, we experience joy, love, sorrows and pains, fear etc. We need to understand that these emotions and sentiments are of importance to the life of faith.
Human feelings can be positive or negative and they are subjected to change and misinterpretation and we need to control our feelings and we can do so by learning to submit them to the ruler-ship of God.
* Their thoughts
Thought is the human ability to reason and reflect. We are called to reflect upon the Word (Ps 1:1-2) and works of God (Ps 77:12) as they are made known through Scripture and to avoid speculation based purely upon human reasoning.
* Their actions
This speaks of our life, our behaviour. Do we honour God in everything we do? Always considering Him in our actions, our decision making?
God does not want just a committed life. He wants a surrendered life from us. A surrendered life is one who will submit to God’s ruler-ship. Will you be one today?
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