Psalm 46:10 Surrender your anxiety! Be silent and stop striving; you will see that I am God. I am God above all nations and will be exalted throughout the earth.
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord entirely, and do not rely on your opinions. With all your heart, rely on him to guide you; he will lead you in every decision. Trust in the Lord is the key to feeling secure in his guidance.
Recently, the Lord spoke to me about the surrendering process, which is a process! He said, "The way to surrender is by being still and knowing that he is God". Jesus is the vine, and we are his branches. Without him, we can do nothing. John 15:1-5. When the Holy Spirit leads us into the surrendering life, it starts by entering into his rest; no striving allowed! This process of surrendering is a reassurance of his guidance and a clear path to follow.
I will teach you and tell you the way to go and how to get there;
I will give you good counsel, and I will watch over you. Psalm 32:8The surrendered life is about waiting on the Lord, learning how to come into his presence, and drinking from the river of life, Christ in you, the hope of Glory. We go to it because God has invited us to lay down our lives. After all, we love him. It is the secret place of his heart, a place of intimacy and privilege, the secret place. Psalm 91. As we allow the life of Christ to flow unhindered in our lives, we are more changed into his likeness. Galatians 2:20; John 7:37-39. This intimacy is a blessing and a privilege we are uniquely honoured to partake in.
3 His divine power has given us everything we need to experience life and to reflect God’s true nature through the knowledge of the One who called us by His glory and virtue. 4 Through these things, we have received God’s great and valuable promises so we might escape the corruption of worldly desires and share in the divine nature. 2 Peter 1:3-4
The Holy Spirit spoke to me about the surrendered life. He said, "The more you engage or drink the living water inside you by faith, the more you are changed." We are changed through a life of resting, being still, and knowing that I am God." It is the actual laying down of our life process. It allows you to pick up our cross daily and follow him! It is a season of getting to know the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. This transformation, not just a possibility but a promise, inspires hope and fuels our faith journey.
The Greek word for "know" is ginosko, which means "to be involved in an intimate, growing relationship." The Godhead is looking for this intimacy, just as a husband knows his wife. The Lord wants us to see that he loves and cherishes us and to be still. He desires this intimate relationship with us, his beloved.
Be still and know he wants a relationship with you.
Be still and know you are delivered and healed.
Blessings!
