Surrender

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

Our sons are both growing up too fast-Elliott just turned 12 earlier this month and Elijah will be 9 in August, but along with all of the fun, they are both capable of also showing immature attitudes at any given moment. I feel like a ‘broken record’ at times, reminding them to brush their teeth every morning and evening, asking them not to eat like cavemen without utensils, etc. My personal favorite was rounding the boys up for their baseball games, which were played four nights during the week for several months. Some of the last games of the baseball season and it's like these two don't know that they need their baseball uniforms, bats, gloves, cups...you catch my drift. Despite our many efforts to stay on them, they are both stubborn and usually don't yield to what Alicia and I ask of them. 

 

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!