Surrender

Human nature is inherently opposed to submission. We think we’re strongest when we are in control. Like the poem Invictus by William Ernest Henley, we want to be the master of our own destiny. The problem with our human nature is that if we are in control, God cannot be God. Until we submit ourselves under His authority, we are denying His sovereignty.

 

As believers in the one true God, we don’t have any other option but to surrender our will to God’s. We cannot expect all the promises of God to be fulfilled in our lives while we are doing whatever we want rather than what God has commanded. Doing what is right in our own eyes will not put us in right-standing with God anyway.

 

If we don’t allow God to be the captain of our souls, we are doomed to a life of disappointment and hopelessness. Things will never work out for our good the way they do when God is given His rightful place at the head and center of our lives. The world will mock you for entrusting your life to a higher power, but we know that all things work together for good for those who love God and are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28). We know who the higher power is, and we know what He can do.

 

Surrender isn’t a sign of weakness, but a sign of trust. God knows us completely and knew us from before the foundation of the world. When there is trouble with the car, we take it to a mechanic. When there is trouble with the computer, we call the technology people. When there is a problem in our body, we take it to a doctor. We trust the experts with what they’re trained to do. Our soul is no different; we need to give (surrender, yield, submit) it to the One who specializes in the eternal soul.