Quotes About Surrender

I wrapped my arms around his neck, and this time I was the one who drew him closer. "Damn," he murmured. "What?" I asked, never taking my eyes off his. He ran his hands over my hips. "I'm not supposed to kiss you." "It's okay." "What is?" "It's okay if I kiss you.

Stop it!" he yelled, gripping my arms. "Don't you get it? You can't win!" "Then kill me!

What positive changes in your life could happen if you relied on God's unlimited power instead of your limited willpower.

You were made for God, not vice-versa, and life is about letting God use you for his purposes, not your using him for your own purpose.

How do you know when God is at the center of your life? When God is at the center, you worship. When he's not, you worry.

DAY 7 Thinking about My Purpose POINT TO PONDER: It's all for him. VERSE TO REMEMBER: "For everything comes from God alone. Everything lives by his power, and everything is for his glory." ROMANS 11:36 (LB) QUESTION TO CONSIDER: Where in my daily routine can I become more aware of God's glory?

God is not a cruel slave driver or a bully who uses brute force to coerce us into submission. He doesn't try to break our will, but woos us to himself so that we might offer ourselves freely to him. God is a lover and a liberator, and surrendering to him brings freedom, not bondage. When we completely surrender ourselves to Jesus, we discover that he is not a tyrant, but a savior; not a boss, but a brother; not a dictator, but a friend.

God often calls surrendered people to do battle on his behalf.

Father, if this problem, pain, sickness, or circumstance is needed to fulfill your purpose and glory in my life or in another's, please don't take it away." This

God doesn't owe you an explanation or reason for everything he asks you to do. Understanding can wait, but obedience can't.

William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, said, "The greatness of a man's power is in the measure of his surrender.

Obedience unlocks understanding.

La entrega auténtica dice: «Padre, si este problema, dolor, enfermedad y circunstancia son necesarios para cumplir tu propósito y para tu gloria en mi vida o en la de otro, no me libres de este trance».

When you decide to live a totally surrendered life, that decision will be tested. Sometimes it will mean doing inconvenient, unpopular, costly, or seemingly impossible tasks. It will often mean doing the opposite of what you feel like doing.

Surrendering to God is not passive resignation, fatalism, or an excuse for laziness.

Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you. (Psalm 37:5 NLT)

Surrender yourself to the Lord, and wait patiently for him.

Senhor, faze-me lembrar de quão breve será o meu tempo na terra. Faze-me lembrar de que os meus dias estão contados e que a minha vida é efêmera. Salmos 39.4, NLT

The most difficult area to surrender for many people is their money. Many have thought, "I want to live for God but I also want to earn enough money to live comfortably and retire someday." Retirement is not the goal of a surrendered life, because it competes with God for the primary attention of our lives. Jesus said, "You cannot serve both God and money

Sabes que reconocer tu desesperanza ante Dios puede ser una afirmación de fe? Es posible confiar en Dios y sentirse afligido al mismo tiempo.

Give yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life, and surrender your whole being to him to be used for righteous purposes. ROMANS 6:13 TEV

Yet partial obedience is disobedience.

1. Intentamos cambiar haciendo uso de la fuerza de voluntad en lugar de hacerlo mediante el poder de Dios.

POINT TO PONDER: God smiles when I trust him. VERSE TO REMEMBER: "The Lord is pleased with those who worship him and trust his love." PSALM 147:11 (CEV) QUESTION TO CONSIDER: Since God knows what is best, in what areas of my life do I need to trust him most?