If your life is perfect, you don't need this.
- Mike "Mutt" Rieck
- May 16, 2017
- 1 min read
This week consider this quote from a podcast by J.D. Greear, our current video series host:
"Religion is negotiation, Faith is surrender"
This may be new for you, common for you, or something you've strayed from - doesn't matter -
challenge yourself for the next week to spend at least 5 minutes a day surrendering to God - Don't worry about doing it right. Don't worry about deserving His help. Don't worry about asking for this or that. Don't worry about seeing results - that's all negotiating. Just surrender. It's hard for guys, but know that He is a God of Grace who loves you already, so just quietly, turn over what makes your life "not perfect", and then plow forward knowing He is with you. If you need a verse to help you surrender, repeat this one to start your daily 5 minutes
Proverbs 3:5-6 English Standard Version (ESV)
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
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