Surrender to Him

We had a discussion about surrendering yourself to Him.

 The questions right here are :
1. Do you believe and have faith in Him for you to surrender?
2. How MUCH are you willingly to surrender?

In our lives, we face many hardships and obstacles. When they occur, we always ask help from God. "Dear Lord, please help me to get through this tiring day." or "Dear Lord, please help me to solve this problem, I do not have a solution for it.". Is this what you called surrendering to Him? From my point of view, I do not think so. It is just merely seeking help from the Almighty One when you know you have met a dead end. This would be more like taking advantage from Him. But of course, when He helps, He really helps. So, when your problems are solved, you only remember the success and joy from the outcomes and you totally forgot about Him who helped.

To the first question : Do you believe and have faith in Him for you to surrender?

Surrendering to Him meaning that you willingly get up from your throne of your life and pleasantly invite God to take over the seat. This action truly means that every move and decision that you are about to make, you will make a "report" to Him first, therefore, allowing him to lead your next road that you are about to take. When you choose to do this, the first and very first you need to instill in yourself is to have a strong faith in Him. If you do not believe in Him, you will not accept the outcome or decision chosen by Him for you because you have so little trust in Him. You will doubt the choices made and it is a 50 50 chance that you will stray from His decisions. Start believing and develop faith for God if you want to surrender yourself to Him. Of course, you cannot immediately jump to the highest level of belief.. because we are human. It is the nature of us human that in the beginning we do not believe on something that seems abstract and unreal to you. However, with baby steps, day by day you pray to Him, you talk to Him, you will eventually feel his presence getting stronger. From there, you can proceed to have a strong faith in Him. During the process, you will show that you surrender to Him little by little. I do not feel that it is a need to rush in these because we need to have a strong and concrete foundation or base so that in the future if you ever fall, you still have a base for you to land and support you. Then, you will not fall flat to the ground. 

To the second question :  How MUCH are you willingly to surrender?

After passing the first question, the second question tests you. How much? Saying that "I will surrender all to Him" is easy but actually fulfilling it is another story. Usually we only surrender to Him when we cannot solve our problems or we need an answer for something crucial. My friend mentioned(something similar) " How about the little things in life such as buying a computer? Have we ever have Him across our minds when we want to purchase a laptop? The answer was NO. He said that we will just decide ourselves on the colour, brand, specifications and type based on our own preference. Why would we need to ask Him for this?". This is when the actual definition of surrendering to Him is explained. Surrendering to Him means that you allow God to take control of your life. As long as it is a decision to be made, you will ask Him first. It brings no harm to make a small prayer before buying a laptop or small little things like that. In fact, the laptop you have brought may actually lasts and breakdown at minimal chance because you allow Him to guide you through the decision and select the best choice. This is one of the ways to allow yourself to have a stronger relationship with God. You accept his presence at all times. The process to go to this step is the same as the first question. Start taking baby steps. Start taking the first step and the rests God will lead you through.

I am new and I am not a Christian by name yet but I am trying by following the steps I mentioned. I do not know if this helps to those who come across this post and I hope I do not misguide anything. Surrendering my all is not an easy task for myself as well. I am still holding on to the armrest of my throne each time I want to get up. That is why I said saying is easy, acting out is hard. However, as long as you the determination and will power, everything will be made alright by Him.

That's all for today. Shall continue next week.