Surrender – the act of putting my outcome in the hand of another. Yikes!

For some reason when I hear the word surrender, I don’t connect ‘outcome’ to it – my mind goes straight to YOU LOSE. But is that really the case? When I surrender to God, and put my outcome in His hands, life is always smoother. Spiritual surrender (for me) means letting go of the outcome – I do the footwork, God does results. I do the footwork, God does the results. I do the footwork, God does the results. Wash, rinse, repeat.

It’s easy to surrender when things are hitting the fan and I don’t know what else to do – the trick is to STAY surrendered…. especially when things are going well. How many times do we do something like this: Thanks for that great job God! Now I must work 80 hours a week so keep it, so sorry, no time for church, or family, or prayer… gotta get to bed and get up early to do it again!!  Not that we say that consciously, but actions speak louder than words…

God, let me remember that all good things flow from you and my job is to show up and walk your path. Help me to stay surrendered, and keep my outcome in Your hands!