Praying this prayer means giving in totally to God. Surrendering everything to His Lordship and direction. But as much as we love to say we surrender all to Him, why is it so difficult to do so?
Why do some people never seem to grow in the Lord? Why is it they go from one calamity to the next, never able to get beyond survival mode? Why do we seldom, if ever, experience the joy of the Lord? Spiritual breakthrough? A deeper relationship with Him? The release to step out in the area of their gifting? Why can't they move forward into the purposes and destiny God has for them?
The answer, I believe, lies in the word "surrender." They have not fully surrendered everything to God. They have not truly made Jesus Lord over their lives....this reminds me of a young man who is a worship leader and has a heart for God, yet his personal life seemed to be going down stream. He prayed and wondered why he was in that predicament, until the Spirit of God revealed to him that he had not totally surrender his life to the Lord. He was living his own way and doing his own thing.
Surrendering everything means being willing to say, "Lord, whatever You want me to do I'll do it. I say yes to anything You ask of me, even if it means dying to myself and my desires. I will give up the things of the flesh that I want in order to have more of You in my life. I will go to church when I feel like staying home. I will fast when I feel like eating. I will pray when I would rather watch TV. I will give when I would rather spend my money on myself. I will enter into praise and worship as my first reaction instead of my resort. I will do whatever You say so that I can please You and move into all You have for me."*
This attitude of surrender means putting God first and submitting to His rulership. And it makes all the difference in our lives. This is the kind of surrender The Lord requires. He loves us and wants nothing but the best for us so today let's begin to learn to give total control to HIM and see the transformation He brings to our lives.
PRAYER
Lord, I bow before You this day and declare that You are Lord over every area of my life. I surrender myself and my life to You and invite You to rule in every area of my mind, soul, body and spirit. I love You with all my heart, with all my soul, and with all my mind. I commit to trusting You with my whole being. I declare You to be \Lord over every area of my life today and every day.
Enable me to deny myself in order to take up my cross daily and follow you {Luke 9:23). I want to be Your disciple just as You have said in Your Word (Luke 14:27). Help me to do what it takes. I want to loose my life in You so i can save it (Luke 9:23). Teach me what it means. Speak to me so that I may understand.
Help me to say yes to You immediately when You give me direction for my life. My desire is to please You and hold nothing back, I surrender my relationships, my finances, my work, my recreation, my decisions, my time, my body, my mind, my soul, my desires and my dreams. I put them all in Your hands so they can be used for Your glory. I declare this day that "I have been crucified with Christ; it is no loner I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me" (Galatians 2:20). Rule me in every area of my life, Lord, and lead me into all that You have for me.
Scriptures for Meditation
Luke 9:23-24
Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily,[a] and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
Romans 14:8
For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.
Colossians 2:6-7
As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, 7 rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it[b] with thanksgiving.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct[a] your paths.
I Peter 5:6-7
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
Help me to say yes to You immediately when You give me direction for my life. My desire is to please You and hold nothing back, I surrender my relationships, my finances, my work, my recreation, my decisions, my time, my body, my mind, my soul, my desires and my dreams. I put them all in Your hands so they can be used for Your glory. I declare this day that "I have been crucified with Christ; it is no loner I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me" (Galatians 2:20). Rule me in every area of my life, Lord, and lead me into all that You have for me.
Scriptures for Meditation
Luke 9:23-24
Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily,[a] and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
Romans 14:8
For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.
Colossians 2:6-7
As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, 7 rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it[b] with thanksgiving.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct[a] your paths.
I Peter 5:6-7
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
#inspired...ann #WiseQuotes
*Stomie Omartian, The Power of a Praying Woman(2006)
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