Surrender

God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.  Therefore submit to God.  James 4: 6-7

Our youngest son, Elijah, is at a fun age (21 months) but is also into just about everything nowadays.  I feel like a ‘broken record’ at times lovingly correcting him or showing him the proper way to do things.  As with all children, he can be very stubborn when corrected and often times throws major temper tantrums if Alicia and I intervene.

The same principle holds true in our relationship with the Holy Spirit.  If a drowning man thinks he can help himself, he becomes dangerous to anyone who attempts to rescue him.  Until we surrender to God and give him full authority to reign supreme in our lives, we are not in any position to be helped either.  We may not realize it, but when we aren't following his lead, we are listening to ourselves and being disobedient.

To truly follow God, we must make his will our own and it starts by surrendering our own will!