Quotes about Surrender

A big difference exists between trying to manipulate God to give us what we want and cooperating with God so He can give us what He wants. The latter is our goal.

I have given Him permission to take every one of my memories captive to Christ, and now I can no longer see my abuses and sins in their own accord or in the hands of Satan. Now I see them in the healing, forgiving, nail-scarred hands of Jesus where He is cleansing them and transforming them into the stuff of mercy.

Believing God isn't a book or a Bible study. It's a lifestyle.

That's what humility is in a nutshell: bowing down before His power and majesty.

We learn to be victorious by surrendering our lives completely to the Spirit of God, not by gritting our teeth and trying harder.

We can easily be led into captivity by seeking other answers to needs and desires that only God can meet.

The most monumental leap we take toward freedom is the leap to our knees—the lordship of Jesus Christ.

If I want him to remain until I come," Jesus answered, "what is that to you? As for you, follow Me." John 21:22

We quench or grieve the Holy Spirit by refusing His authority over us. In other words, by choosing not to yield to Him.

Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may reside in me. 2 Corinthians 12:9

Don't worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6:34

We are free when, and only when, we allow Him to be in control.