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Uncommon Surrender

One of the most powerful questions we can ask is, "What does God want?" When we wrestle with God, wriggling, twisting, and turning to get the outcome we desire, the answer can elude us. It is in surrendering to His will that it often comes.

The Lord set the example for us when He prayed the greatest prayer of surrender in history, in the Garden of Gethsemane. The uncommon answer that followed this prayer was the greatest the world will ever see—the plan of redemption for humankind, accomplished. What Jesus had to surrender to in that garden prayer was incomprehensible. His agony taking on the sins of the world didn’t start on the cross, but at Gethsemane. Jesus agonized so intensely in those moments that He sweat drops of blood.

God is looking for a surrendered heart. There are times the Lord may not be calling you to do something, He just wants to know if you are willing. Sometimes we wait for what seems like forever for the answer to prayer. One of the quickest ways to get an answer from God is to withhold nothing and surrender everything.

Have you ever been terrified to surrender something to God? Perhaps you have become filled with fear and anxiety over the future—one where your prayer is not answered in the way you want it to be. You begin to imagine worst-case scenarios.

What if you just let go and all your fears come true? What if you fail? What if I look like a fool? These may be thoughts swirling in your head right now. Know this: There is no failure in a surrendered life. If you let go, if you surrender to whatever He wants, whenever He wants it, however it looks, however it feels, whatever it means, there is no failure. You can’t go wrong when you let go and let God have His way.

True faith isn’t the belief that God will do exactly what you tell Him to do or not do. True faith is leaving the outcome to God and trusting Him completely that whatever He decides is best for you.