Why is it so hard for us to surrender, I mean like really, fully surrender everything? How many times do we say we are surrendering but still hold onto something? We walk around and put on a good face but yet we are holding our hands closed tight. So tight our knuckles are white, we have something that we just can't hand over to God so instead we hide it in our closed hands. How are we supposed to have complete freedom in Christ if we don't open our hands and allow God to work? Why is it that we still hold onto these things? We have a God who loves us so much and wants us to fully experience all that He has for us. We will let Him have some things, but there are still these things we hold on to. God is asking us to let Him in, to allow him to open our hands and take away the hurt and pain. If we truly allow Him to take everything then we won't have to spend so much energy holding so tight and worrying. We will have freedom in Him. What does life look life to be fully surrendered to God?
In society today we determine what is okay to share with people and what's not. I mean we would hate to be judged or thought less of, right? But that's not what life or living in community is about. Let's be vulnerable with each other, let's open up, let's love each other as God loves us. None of us are good enough, none of us are perfect, none of us have it all together, that's why we need Jesus. So let's all stop pretending all the time, let's be real with one another. Let's share each other's burdens without judgement. We need to be the church Jesus called us to be, loving not judging.
