The enemy knows that without surrender, we will never experience the freedom that God offers us. Without surrender, we will remain spiritually malnourished, ill and confused. Without surrender, our foxholes become prisons of the enemy's making. Our lack of full surrender limits God's ability to both work in our lives and through our lives. God's call to surrender is not an intimidating, angry bark heard from the other side of a battlefield. God's invitation to surrender is expressed through the example of his Son, Jesus, as described in Philippians 2:5-11. Katherine J Walden
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When we let go of what is holding us back, God begins to work in our life. Surrendering to God means that we give up controlling our own lives and start letting him do it instead. Surrendering gives us the freedom to let go of our old ways, choices, agreements and hurts. It allows for new beginnings that bring fresh faces, new feelings and new hopes.

It is not about giving up but rather about letting God take control instead of letting us try to control everything ourselves. Surrendering to God means that we are no longer our own gods but instead are dedicated to the only God who can make us whole. Surrendering to God means that we are no longer prisoners of sin but are now prisoners of Jesus Christ.

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