The Joy of Living a Surrendered Life!

In the book Imitation of Christ, Thomas A' kempis says "it is great wisdom and perfection to think nothing of ourselves." Jesus Himself says "if you want to be great in my kingdom you must become a servant of all." In another place He said that we must become like children in our faith and attitude.

I Die Daily

The idea of dying daily is that I must daily put my ego in subjection to God's authority. That part of me that loves to be seen, heard and recognized must be put in submission. God must rule my heart. My actions and desires must be generated and controlled by the need to be a blessing to others. I must be a source of encouragement and light.

A More Excellent Way

An ego-less life is a life in which I am free to perform more excellently. As I live a life surrendered to God, I become free from the burden of trying to impress others to find my self worth, I am complete in Him. I now seek to excel to be the best person I can be so that I can be of better service to humanity. I am propelled by a desire to live a more excellent way.

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From Minimum to Maximum

The secret to a blessed life in Christ is in the power of prayer. Any time we operate from a focus of prayer and the word, God comes through for us. If we are tired and weary he will be there for us. No amount of human effort can replace the ability of Gods Holy Spirit to strengthen, guide and take care of the negative circumstances in our lives. The desire to operate on minimum strength is tempting, but we will soon learn that we can live up to our full potential only in Christ. Any trust in our human wisdom, strength or understanding will leave us falling short. It is the life that lives in total surrender to Christ that sees maximum results. Our focus must be on prayer and knowing God. We must not only be familiar with His works but become familiar with His ways. Christ realized the necessity of knowing God for himself and seeking God for His anointing. At one time he asked God to glorify Him with the glory he had with Him from the beginning. Though He was God, He took on the l...

Prayer Changes Things

Prayer changes things and we are assured that as we pray God will help us and guide us. In the book of James He said that Elijah was a man like us. That means that Elijah was subjected to all human frailties like us. One minute he is on the mountain the next minute he was hiding from a woman. How many times we have allowed fear and circumstances to get us down even to the point of paralyzing us. Elijah prayed and God responded to his prayer by stopping and sending rain. Even so God will respond to us as we pray. We don't have to be afraid. Prayer is talking to God with love. It is not how long you pray, how loud you pray but how earnest you pray. It is all a 'heart thing'. God sees our hearts. Jesus said "go into the closet and pray" and He will answer you openly. Pray for and about everything. I know that God loves and cares for all of His children and He is just waiting for us to call on Him. He says that "we should call on Him and He will answ...

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