We are to be living sacrifices, submitting to the will of God, and living to please Him day by day.
surrender
Surrendered
That which is lifelong can only be surrendered in a lifetime.
FMF: Release
Peace comes when I release my cares to my Father.
Unfailing Love
What they want they take, any way they can get it. Where do they learn this? Some of them, sadly, from their parents.
Clogged with Wishes
I was certainly in a state! “Clogged with wishes.” I was wishing that my wishes were what God wished, and if my wishes were not what God wished, I wished that I could wish that my wishes would go away, but the wishes were still there.
The Value of Broken Things
If my life is broken when given to Jesus, it is because pieces will feed a multitude, while a loaf will satisfy only a little lad.
His Lordship
Until the will and the affections are brought under the authority of Christ, we have not begun to understand, let alone to accept, His Lordship.
Unruly Affections
The bringing of our unruly wills and affections into order will cost us something.
The Life I Owe
It's my life, isn't it?
Abba, Father
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.