Pray. Relax. Let go. Let God take over.

One way to think of the word surrender is: to give oneself up completely, as into the power of another; submit. To go along with the word surrender comes trust. Trust is a confident expectation of something; hope.

The past week or so, I have been learning to let go of my wants/desires and give them to God. Giving those things up to let God handle them takes a lot of trust. To let go is not to cut myself off, it's the realization that I can't control another. I've realized that I can't control other people, or their feelings, and I just need to let God take care of it.

Sometimes it takes a while to realize what you need to do in order to grow closer to God. I've realized that letting go of what I want is one of the hardest, but most important priorities to be able to grow. I know it is going to be an everyday struggle, but I also know how strong of a person I will become. "Letting go is to admit powerlessness, which means the outcome is not in my hands." I am definitely not going to be perfect at this, but I will be trying my hardest. " You can't reach for anything new if your hands are still full of yesterday's junk."

“Once we surrender our self to God completely, He will take care of us in every way.” Not only am I giving up me wants/desires, I also surrender myself. I give my whole self to God; to let him take care of my life. I know He will take care of my life. My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways - Proverbs 23:26.

"The past is like an anchor holding us back, you have to let go of who you are to become who you will be." 

Letting go is to become the best I can be. I had to learn to do whatever God told me in His Word and in my heart to do, and it has been worth it. Do you want everything God has for you? Be willing to do everything He asks of you.

"To let go is not to adjust everything to my desires, but to take each day as it comes and to cherish the moments." We cannot do anything apart from Jesus. Trust in God and lean on Him for everything. We honor Him when we show our dependence on Him by asking for help for big things and little ones. I encourage you to lean on God and ask Him to help you with all kinds of things, little things as well as big things.

I've let God do what He wants to do in my life. I let Him show me that I was prideful, haughty, obnoxious, selfish, self-centered, and hard to get along with. I've let Him show me these things because the truth about our behavior will set us free. John 8:32 - Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. Love yourself by submitting to the work He wants to do in your life. Don't resist; let Him do it and see what good results from it.

"To let go is to fear less, trust in God more, and freely give the love that He's given to me."

Close your eyes, clear your heart and let it go.

Be FEARLESS!

Be Fearless! 

These past couple weeks, I have been doing a lot of sitting back a listening; listening to God. People usually ask me “what has God been saying to you lately", or "what has He been teaching you?” and I never knew how to answer because I wasn’t listening for Him.

A few weekends ago, I went to a restore retreat at Teen Haven Camp; I work at Teen Haven. I was a little nervous at first, because I am not an outgoing person. I slowly talked to a few people there and became comfortable. We played some awesome games and had a great time. 

While eating dinner on Saturday night, a lady named Diana was sitting next to me. The conversation started small, with little chats about “how are you” and “what do you like to do”. Then, sooner than later, the conversation progressed. We started talking about fears. She mentioned how she liked getting up in front of groups and talking to people and just being outgoing. She continued by asking me what I liked to do and I told her that what she liked to do are my fears. After I mentioned that, she talked to me about being fearless. She talked about how I shouldn’t be afraid to voice my opinion and worry about what others think about me. We also talked about how I shouldn’t let what others think and say effect what I think and say. The basics of the conversation were about trying to find out who I am in Christ and letting God take control.

Let Go(d). Be FEARLESS! 


A few days later, I went on a walk with Chanea; I work with her. She decided that since I wouldn’t talk to her, she would step up and ask me to go on a walk. At first, I was a little shy and didn’t know what to say. She kept asking me questions to get me to open up. Half way through the walk, I became a little more comfortable and opened up more. We got to the topic about what I like to do, and again I said that I wasn’t a big fan of getting in front of people and talking in groups. She followed that up by asking why. This caught me off guard a little bit because I didn’t really know how to answer that question. I guess I never really had to think of a reason for being shy, I just always was. She finally got me to answer the question. I responded with “I don’t like stepping out of my comfort zone” and “I stay in my safe box”. The conversation continued by going into details about how I need to “step out” and do something that makes me “comfortably uncomfortable”. I then told her that while I was at Mission Year, I wanted to step out of my comfort zone and just open up as a person. I wanted to be able to do anything with out thinking I would be judged or be too afraid. I didn’t want to be known at the girls who never talks. After all that, she asked me if I could make a list of my fears to overcome during the year. Making the list made me realize how many things, little or big, I am too afraid to do and gave me motivation to start stepping up, stepping out, and being fearless.