To Whom Have You Surrendered?
I will lift up mine eyes to the hills from which cometh my help; my help cometh from the Lord...Psalm 121
Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in Every place. ...2 Corinthians 14
During earlier war times, when a group of soldiers would come to the conclusion that they were unable to gain victory over their opponents, a white flag would be waved to signify that they were giving up the battle; throwing in the towel. It was a moment that signified that their strength and their hope had been exhausted. The scene was not a good one. The enemy had left some wounded....many dead. Hope had been lost. It was at that moment when a once thriving company of soldiers would declare their "surrender".
To surrender:
To surrender oneself to the power or authority of another;
To yield to the power, control, or possession of another upon compulsion or demand
My question for you today is, to whom have you surrendered?
Most of us have spent most of our lives surrendering to something or to someone. Mostly because we were tired of fighting or dealing with whatever or whoever we were dealing with. The feeling that there is no hope of a victory on the horizon has given us all of the reasons that we have needed to give up or throw in the towel. We have waved many white flags signifying that we simply are done with what doesn't seem to be working on our behalf.
We have surrendered our hopes to hopelessness, We have surrendered our dreams to a mere thought. We have surrendered our joy to a life of discontentment, and we are beginning to see white flag after white flag, of those who are on the verge of surrendering their faith to faithlessness and disbelief.
Somebody has a white flag in their hand and they're saying, "I'm going to give up the fight! I will never win!"
...surrendering to defeat!
Somebody has a white flag in their hand and they are saying, "God didn't do it for me in last year and he won't do it for me this year either!" ....surrendering to faithless-nes!
Somebody is already waving their flag, because life doesn't seem to be worth living! ...surrendering to hopeless-ness!
But, if you will just hear me out for just one moment; Your problem is not in your "surrendering", it is in whom or what you are surrendering to! We still have that old war mentality that tells us that we must give in to the enemy when in battle! That we must surrender to things that we have no strength or power to gain victory over! That we must surrender to Goliath!
But I hear God saying, YOU HAVE GOT TO change position! You are facing the wrong direction! You are too busy waving your flag of surrender at the enemy, but I need you to be waving your flag of surrender at ME!! The enemy will take your surrender and defeat you with it, but I will take your surrender and give you power to have victory!!
Change your position!! You need to be waving your flag at ME! I am the God of restoration! I am the God of hope! I am the God of Victory! TO WHOM ARE YOU SURRENDERING? To whom are you surrendering your children to? To whom are you surrendering you marriage to? To whom are you surrendering your finances to?
I need you to wave those flags of surrender! And watch God begin to do a new thing in your life!
Those flags of your past...Begin to wave them, and watch God begin to speak power to your future. Wave those flags of independence, indicating to God that, this year, that "I can't do this on my own; I want you walking beside me!"
To surrender oneself to the power or authority of another;
To yield to the power, control, or possession of another upon compulsion or demand
My question for you today is, to whom have you surrendered?
Most of us have spent most of our lives surrendering to something or to someone. Mostly because we were tired of fighting or dealing with whatever or whoever we were dealing with. The feeling that there is no hope of a victory on the horizon has given us all of the reasons that we have needed to give up or throw in the towel. We have waved many white flags signifying that we simply are done with what doesn't seem to be working on our behalf.
We have surrendered our hopes to hopelessness, We have surrendered our dreams to a mere thought. We have surrendered our joy to a life of discontentment, and we are beginning to see white flag after white flag, of those who are on the verge of surrendering their faith to faithlessness and disbelief.
Somebody has a white flag in their hand and they're saying, "I'm going to give up the fight! I will never win!"
...surrendering to defeat!
Somebody has a white flag in their hand and they are saying, "God didn't do it for me in last year and he won't do it for me this year either!" ....surrendering to faithless-nes!
Somebody is already waving their flag, because life doesn't seem to be worth living! ...surrendering to hopeless-ness!
But, if you will just hear me out for just one moment; Your problem is not in your "surrendering", it is in whom or what you are surrendering to! We still have that old war mentality that tells us that we must give in to the enemy when in battle! That we must surrender to things that we have no strength or power to gain victory over! That we must surrender to Goliath!
But I hear God saying, YOU HAVE GOT TO change position! You are facing the wrong direction! You are too busy waving your flag of surrender at the enemy, but I need you to be waving your flag of surrender at ME!! The enemy will take your surrender and defeat you with it, but I will take your surrender and give you power to have victory!!
Change your position!! You need to be waving your flag at ME! I am the God of restoration! I am the God of hope! I am the God of Victory! TO WHOM ARE YOU SURRENDERING? To whom are you surrendering your children to? To whom are you surrendering you marriage to? To whom are you surrendering your finances to?
I need you to wave those flags of surrender! And watch God begin to do a new thing in your life!
Those flags of your past...Begin to wave them, and watch God begin to speak power to your future. Wave those flags of independence, indicating to God that, this year, that "I can't do this on my own; I want you walking beside me!"
Wave those flags of unhealthy habits. Let God know that this year, you are moving out of the way! Make a bold declaration that you only want what God has for you!
Don't allow your battle wounds and fear to stop you from waving your flag of surrender to the Lord!
You may have limped into 2017, but God is still here! there's "protection" in your surrender!
...2016 may have claimed must of your strength, but go ahead and wave that flag! God says that I am offering you power for your surrender!
Don't allow your battle wounds and fear to stop you from waving your flag of surrender to the Lord!
You may have limped into 2017, but God is still here! there's "protection" in your surrender!
...2016 may have claimed must of your strength, but go ahead and wave that flag! God says that I am offering you power for your surrender!
God gave me this word because we have been waving our flags of surrender in the wrong direction! Surrendering to things that cannot see us through! Surrendering to that which can not sustain us! He's saying that we have got to change positions so that we can see Him!
For most of us we won't see change until we change our positions with God!
Satan thought that he had blacked your eye beyond the ability to see God, but if you still got one good eye left in 2017, and you can lift it to the hills from which cometh your help...you will find that your help ....STILL comes from the Lord!
Now start waving those flags and find power and refuge as you surrender to the God of your Salvation!
2 Corinthians 12:9
For most of us we won't see change until we change our positions with God!
Satan thought that he had blacked your eye beyond the ability to see God, but if you still got one good eye left in 2017, and you can lift it to the hills from which cometh your help...you will find that your help ....STILL comes from the Lord!
Now start waving those flags and find power and refuge as you surrender to the God of your Salvation!
2 Corinthians 12:9
