“Whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will find it.” —Matthew 16:25
My first memory is kneeling by my bed as a four-year-old and trusting Christ as my Savior. Throughout those early years, I had a growing awareness that my life belonged to God. By the age of seven or eight, I was conscious of having made an unconditional surrender to Jesus as Lord of my life. That surrender was the fruit of the seeds of repentance and faith that God had planted in my heart when I was born again.
At that age, I had little comprehension of the implications of full surrender. I had no idea what God would ask of me down the road. What I did know was that Jesus is Lord, that my life belonged to Him, and that to surrender myself completely to the One who possessed infinite wisdom, love, and power was the only course that made any sense. With all my heart, I knew I wanted to follow Christ—whatever that might mean, whatever it might require, and wherever it might lead me.
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Surrender: The Heart God Controls ©2003, 2005 Revived Hearts Foundation
Scripture taken from The CSB
Make it Personal
In your own words, write out a prayer expressing your heart’s intent to be wholly surrendered to Christ.