September 12 Daily Inspiration: surrender

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I am constantly hearing this message, and for a good reason. I have always felt a need, a responsibility to protect and defend myself and those around me. If something goes wrong, it's my fault or so I thought. I should have done something to change that, to keep them safe. Am I omnipotent? Of course not. Only God is. This is something that I am only now beginning to truely recognize and understand. I am beginning to see the freedom of surrendering all to Him, but it is a continuous battle. And surrendering all everyday is just a part of this battle. I also need to immerse myself in His word, His community, and His ways. It's the only way to change my mindset that I have held for well over 24 years now. I am slowly seeing progress, and I have my good and bad days, of course, but I am intent on finding my way to completely surrendering and allowing Him to really guide my life.

Does anyone else struggle with this? How do you handle it?

For me surrender is a daily event. I need to consciously surrender my life to Jesus every morning (and at times throughout the day for that matter). It's about putting off the old person, having the mind renewed, and putting on the new person (Ephesians 4:22-24).