September 2016

“And the Peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus”-Philippians 4:7

Surrender means, by definition, giving up attachment to results. When we surrender to God, we let go of our attachment to how things happen on the outside and we become more concerned with what happens on the inside. We have all received things that we thought would bring us happiness, only to find that they did not. The external searching for anything other than love
to complete us and to be our source of happiness is idolatry. Money, power, privilege or any other worldly satisfaction offers temporary relief for existential pain. God desires for us to have Peace- not as the world gives it (temporarily) but as God has ordained. When we surrender to God, we surrender to something bigger than ourselves-to our God who knows what he is
doing. When we stop trying to control events, they fall into a natural order, an order that works. We are at rest while a greater power is at work on our behalf. Giving up the illusion of control takes courage to surrender our all to God.

Prayer Thread: Dear God, I surrender my desire to control everyone and everything. Lord I’m so tired & confused, I need your healing peace. AMEN!

ALL TO JESUS, I SURRENDER
ALL TO HIM, I FREELY GIVE
I WILL EVER LOVE AND TRUST HIM
IN HIS PRESENCE DAILY LIVE
I SURRENDER ALL
I SURRENDER ALL
ALL TO THEE MY BLESSED SAVIOR
I SURRENDER ALL

Chaplain Kimberly Cain