Quotes about Surrender

Prayer always forsakes the kingdom of self for the kingdom of God,

We all face things that appear to make little sense and don't seem to serve any good purpose. So rest is never found in the quest to understand it all. No, rest is found in trusting the One who understands it all and rules it all for his glory and our good.

when Jesus touches me with his rescuing grace, he is freeing me from my bondage to me!

Tear up your list and throw it away—what God has planned for you is better than anything you've dreamed of for yourself.

It requires powerful mercy for me to become a person who surrenders self-appointed authority to the authority of God.

It takes God's rescuing hand for me to forsake the purpose of my kingdom and take up the purpose of his.

Suffering confronts us with the fact that life is not about us but about God. It is not about our glory but his.

Rest will only be found as you are willing to believe that there is Someone who is controlling the details of your life, not only for his glory, but also for your good.

putting your entire existence in the hands of One whom you cannot see, touch, or hear is far from natural. This is why faith is only ever a gift of divine grace.

We realize that God has us just where we need to be so that his purposes for us and his promises to us may come to pass.

When we deny our difficulties in order to feel immediate peace, we are not exercising biblical faith.

You can lose it all, but nothing can take life from you, because what defines life is simply not for the taking.