How do I let go?
How do I finally give up and fly the white flag of surrender when life does not go as I had planned? And what do I do with my wild crazy negative thoughts?
This is a topic I wrote for over on the blog for the SpeakUp Conference. Here is the beginning, click the link at the bottom to read it all.
“Nearing the completion of writing a book I asked the Lord, what else needs to be in this book? What am I missing? Later that day, I emailed a client and clicked send. Then I saw God’s answer in the subject line of an email.
Surrender!
Surrender!
Surrender!
Three times Jesus asked for His cup of agony, torture, and immense suffering of death on a cross to be removed from His life, if it was the Father’s will.
Three times.
Three times.
Three times.
And we know Father God’s answer.
Surrender means to yield, to give up, give in, submit, concede, let go or cease resistance. Whoa! To cease resistance. Fly the white handkerchief or tissue of surrender to GOD and lean not on your own understanding. Stop ruminating on those thoughts and trying to understand, before you choose to believe.
And since the Speak Up Conference is next month, I believe now is an excellent time to take inventory of our thought life. Plus, I know…
