Christians are confused about what it means to surrender to God. There are books and sermons entitled, “5 easy steps to Christian Maturity”, but this is not what the bible says about spiritual maturity. Christians mature through suffering and obedience to Christ. We must never forget the importance of losing and surrender.
One of my favorite U2 songs is “Moment of Surrender’’ one verse says this:
I was speeding on the subway
Through the Stations of the Cross
Every eye looking every other way
Counting down ‘til the pain would stop
My prayer is that all of us have moments of surrender and by God’s grace, may they come sooner than later. Surrender implies losing, and no one wants to be a loser, yet Jesus calls Christians to be losers. We must lose our life in order to find him. (Matt. 16:25-28)
Being surrendered to Jesus costs us in the same way it cost him… his life…
This paradigm shift of faith will never produce thoughts like “I’ll get back to you, Jesus, just as soon as I finish my other priorities.”
God has a habit of picking losers, so join the movement and “lose your life” in order to find the life that matters most.
Nice!! I tend to think God himself was a loser--or a risk-taker at the least--when He gave man the ability to choose. And also, Jesus himself became a loser in the eyes of man. Isaiah 53 backs this up, and what I like about that is that Jesus is well-acquainted with our hurts. He's not distant.
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