December 14
Scripture focus: The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you in singing. Zephaniah 3:17
"The English word surrender carries the implication of putting one's full weight on someone or something. It involves letting go – a release of effort, tension and fear. And it involves trust. One cannot let go of self-dependence and transfer dependence to someone else without trust. Floating is a good illustration of this, because you cannot float until you let go. Floating is putting your full weight on the water and trusting that you will be supported. It is letting go of your natural instincts to fight against sinking. Only then do you discover that you are supported." Surrender to Love, by David Bender as quoted in Soul Repair, p.137.
Gerald May writes in his fine book called Addiction and Grace that we are incapable of the act of surrender. But we are responsible for making the decision to trust. Who or what do you trust?
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Lamentations 1 - 5 ends with"As it is, you've cruelly disowned us. You've been so very angry with us." Going back a few days to a comment t made, Could this simply be the way they felt having turned from God more than God doing all these things to them? Have a blessed week all..Don't forget Brunch on the 20th 11am.
"...we are responsible for making the decision to trust. Who or what do you trust?" trusting G-d today is so very different from the past. my trust was bounded by what i thought was good or evil-i.e i was eating from the tree that made me feel like a g-d, the one where G-d said don't eat that fruit. if whatever circumstance i was in 'felt' good, G-d was there; if it didn't 'feel' good, (if it hurt) i wanted to know where in the 'cuss' [curse?] G-d was. to me, my pain was evidence that He wasn't taking care of business as He should. today, whatever comes is from His hand. as Jesus asked "why callest thou Me good? no one is GOOD but G-d alone." (Luke 10:18) i trust Him, and Lord, help me to see my areas of untrust/unbelief. a.'nanny'mouse
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