We like vague surrenders. It is easy to make a general surrender when we are singing, “I Surrender All”. The wayward child, the divorce, the lost job, the empty bank account, the dreaded diagnosis, the rude neighbor or boss is another matter. It is more difficult to surrender the specifics of our lives. Our surrender is inextricably tied to the daily events of our lives. This is when and where we live out the surrender we promised Him.
“In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials, so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ; and though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, obtaining as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls.” 1 Peter 1:6-9 (NASB)
