This was too good not to share. From Mark Batterson!
Surrenderfrom The Batterson Blog - Thoughts on Life and Leadership by Mark Batterson
I had such a strong impression from the Lord this weekend that I thought I'd blog it. We're in a series titled Influence. Here's how we're defining it: leveraging everything we are and everything we have for God's purposes.
Long story short, I believe that God's purposes for our lives are way beyond our wildest imaginations. But most us are falling short of that. There is a gap between our dreams and our reality. And the gap is the result of something we haven't surrendered to the Lord.
I challenged our Saturday night service to find a place to kneel before the night was out and surrender that thing to the Lord. I actually asked for a raise of hands with eyes open. I wanted people to see how many other people had things they needed to surrender. I'm sure some didn't have the courage to raise their hands. But about half the hands went up.
What do you need to surrender to the Lord? Find a place to kneel before the day is done, and give it over to God. Then, and only then, will you start to experience the kind of influence God has destined for you. You'll feel like you're giving something up, but you'll get back so much more in return.
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