Quotes about Surrender

God holds my tomorrows, she thought. I will be content with whatever comes my way.

Courage is fear on its knees.

I've learned that sometimes I have to give up my right to know and simply believe that God's knowing is enough.

Trust in him at all times . . . pour out your heart before him.

I've learned that sometimes I have to give up my right to know and simply believe that God's knowing is enough. Not that I don't want to question. Ach, I surely do. But in the three years since Benuel's death, I've learned that peace comes with that kind of givin' up . . . and, not to boast, but my faith has grown because of it, too.

Clarity comes to the one who is willing to do the will of God. The willingness to obey attracts revelation, because God is the ultimate steward, sowing His treasures into fertile ground—surrendered hearts.

When God is serving wine, drink. When He's serving bread, eat.

God's job is to get me to Heaven. My job is not to go to Heaven; my job is to bring Heaven to earth through my prayers and obedience.

Not understanding is OK. Restricting our spiritual life to what we understand is not. It is immaturity at best. Such a controlling spirit is destructive to the development of a Christ-like nature. God responds to faith but will not surrender to our demands for control.

To follow Him, we must be willing to follow off the map—to go beyond what we know. To do so successfully we must recognize His presence above all.

The realm beyond reason is the world of obedience to God.

We must sacrifice our need to be right, to understand or explain things. We have to trust Him enough to let Him shatter our boxes of understanding and lead us into deeper realms of His truth.