True surrender is not a single action but a posture in life

True surrender is not a single action but a posture in life, yielding ourselves—our whole selves—to God.

~~Margaret Feinberg

This morning’s prayer and meditation for Sally’s healing comes from Take Heart, Oh God: Riches from the Greatest Christian Women Writers of All Time.

Surrender. The word brings to mind wounded and bloodied, battle-weary soldiers trudging back to camp, shoulders hunched and faces downcast. Surrender can mean humiliation and failure.

But surrender can also be a positive word. Surrendering our lives to God is not the result of losing a battle. God does not intend humiliation and failure for us, but rather life in his abundance. When we surrender—we win! This new picture of surrender is not the heads hanging in failure but of hands raised in victory.

And as Margaret Feinberg suggests, this surrender is not a single action. We must surrender daily. Each morning before our feet hit the floor, we surrender to God, asking him to take over, to walk us through the battles, to bring his victory into our lives.

Wave the white flag. Surrender daily. In the end, you win.

Prayer for Meditation

Lord, I trade my posture of defeat for one of victory by surrendering to you.

Scripture for Meditation

Show me the right path, O LORD: point out the road for me to follow. Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you. Psalm 25:4-5

Music for Meditation

I Surrender

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