Quotes about Surrender

WHEN SOME BASIC NEED IS LACKING—time, energy, money—consider yourself blessed. Your very lack is an opportunity to latch onto Me in unashamed dependence. When you begin a day with inadequate resources, you must concentrate your efforts on the present moment. This is where you are meant to live—in the present;

Therefore, do not fear your limitations or measure the day's demands against your strength. What I require of you is to stay connected to Me,

The world's way of pursuing riches is grasping and hoarding. You attain My riches by letting go and giving.

It is not so much adverse events that make you anxious as it is your thoughts about those events. Your mind engages in efforts to take control of a situation, to bring about the result you desire. Your thoughts close in on the problem like ravenous wolves. Determined to make things go your way, you forget that I am in charge of your life. The only remedy is to switch your focus from the problem to My Presence. Stop all your striving, and watch to see what I will do. I am the Lord!

Awareness of your inadequacy is a rich blessing, training you to rely wholeheartedly on Me.

I WANT YOU TO LEARN A NEW HABIT. Try saying, "I trust You, Jesus," in response to whatever happens to you.

THANK ME for the conditions that are requiring you to be still. Do not spoil these quiet hours by wishing them away, waiting impatiently to be active again. Some of the greatest works in My kingdom have been done from sick beds and prison cells. Instead of resenting the limitations of a weakened body, search for My way in the midst of these very circumstances. Limitations can be liberating when your strongest desire is living close to Me.

The ultimate challenge is to keep fixing your eyes on Me, no matter what is going on around you.

Through collaborating with Me in all things, you allow My Life to merge with yours.

Thank Me for this time of neediness. Depend totally on Me.

Hand Me your anxiety, and fall back into My strong arms with a sigh of trust.

Much, much stress results from your wanting to make things happen before their times have come.