When We Surrender
“O My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.” (Matthew 26:42) When we say yes to the Lord’s call, the life we enter is nothing like we thought. No one can predict what the Lord is going to do with or through them. No one knows where our obedience will take us, and we would be wise to count the personal cost. That is because devotion to Christ is an exquisite thing, and it will test every fiber of our being; but in return, it will gain us more than we can imagine, if we endure to the end. Our journey only begins when we pick up our cross and follow Him. This is much more than a "decision" for Christ (remember, you did not choose Him, He chose you); but a daily commitment to laying down our lives, and a refusal to ever take them up again. There is no other way to live for Christ and to serve Him acceptably. "Lord, Your will be done." We begin a new and profoundly beautiful life as we learn to trust and obey, espe...