My Way

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 (he’ll be six in August) but along with all of the fun, he can also throw his share of temper tantrums, as well. I feel like a ‘broken record’ at times, lovingly correcting him or showing him the proper way to do things.  The other night, we enjoyed 'Taco Tuesday' together as a family.  While trying to help him position taco so he could eat it without making too much of a mess, the hard taco shell started to break apart and all of the taco ended up on the floor, much to our dog's delight. Elijah refused to eat the taco and started to become upset because the “taco was broken!”

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!