Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 12:50pm
For as long as I can remember, I have always been a fighter! It is not easy for me to be a quitter. My mom told me that when she found out she was pregnant with me, she was afraid my dad will tell her to get an abortion. They were not married yet. She hid it from him till she was about five months. I thought maybe that’s where my survival instincts came from, but the truth is it is in our nature to have that capacity.God, in his infinite wisdom, created us to be more than conquerors, with power that comes from his loins to govern and walk in authority, confident that He who began the good work in us will surely finish it. We have the warrior instinct, as HE is the Great Warrior, and we have the peace instinct as He is The Prince of Peace. One time my pastor taught us something that changed my life. He said this: “If God defends you, why defend yourself? And if God doesn’t defend you, then why defend yourself?”
(Sounds like an oxymoron)- But it penetrated.If we all knew this truth, do you think the world would be a better place? In other words, We wouldn’t have to “defend what’s mine”, or want to “stand out”, or desire to be “better than” or keep record of wrong, or be prideful, or think “I am not accepted”…or better yet, to think “I have to Know more, or let everyone know that “I Know it all”…
You feel me?Now, being a woman with “some” maturity I have discovered something VERY important but VERY taken lightly: There is POWER when you surrender!I will say it again: THERE IS POWER WHEN YOU SURRENDER! Many times, for things mentioned above, and by my natural instinct to be a “fighter”, I had not learned to really surrender.I know how to surrender in the sweet presence of the Lord, where everything is calm, cool and collective, peaceful and blissful. But the truth is, I had not learned to surrender in a hostile, arrogant, contending and prideful environment. You know something? It is there, in that MESS, where we should really apply our natural instinct to fight! The good fight of wisdom, prudence, meekness, and humbleness. Where the love of God that is in us should be noticed. We gain NOTHING by having the last word.
To surrender is not the same as giving up! When Jesus was in Gethsemane, worried and stunned, I would say scared and hurt, he said this: "Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done." If you didn’t know, When Jesus said these words; He was agonizing as He knew the cross awaited Him. He, just like you and I, did not want that sour taste in His mouth. If He had thrown in the towel, we would not have redemption, BUT JESUS, SURRENDERED! He said: “not my will, but yours be done."I don’t know what problem you are dealing with at this moment. Maybe everything is going against you, or maybe you are paying the price for something you didn’t break? I want to invite you to look at this not as a problem, but as an opportunity to surrender.
SURRENDER and you won’t be so tired. Surrender and you will have more joy. You will see how your enemies fall, on their own accord. SURRENDER and you will not be left to shame.
(I promise you)"Because the Sovereign LORD helps me, I will not be disgraced.
Therefore have I set my face like flint, and I know I will not be put to shame." Isaiah 50:7
Its funny that I came here because I don't know what to do anymore except live the best that I can.. even though sometimes things feel the worst. I don't normally come to blogger but I came and got blessed with this message.. You keep it real or should I say you keep it Holy idk! I hope you keep writing and perfect it as a craft for the Lord. The pen is my friend too :-) You gotta treat it right and just let it glide as inspiration comes from the Lords Mercy. Thanks for having this posted to read... I really needed it. God used you in 2009 to touch 2010 from one random day to the next random day almost a year apart. God knew I would read this today when you wrote this so long ago and I was just a baby in the Church and you were on the comeup!! maybe thats why you said...
ReplyDelete"I don’t know what problem you are dealing with at this moment. Maybe everything is going against you, or maybe you are paying the price for something you didn’t break? I want to invite you to look at this not as a problem, but as an opportunity to surrender."
So now I'm gonna surrender my will for Gods will the best I know how and resist the negative attitude that
I have that I can do whatever. I cannot do whatever in the midst of challenges... I just hope for the best... thanks Mentor, I hope I dont talk too much. Lord Bless ;-)