Cease resistance; abandon control of your life entirely, and come into complete submission to God. That’s what it means to surrender. When Y’shua returns, some of you will be like Him. And for that transformation to occur, it requires that you surrender self-pity and practice determination.
Pray this without ceasing: “Yahweh, I surrender any self-pity. I know things don’t always go as planned. When things don’t go as expected, and those losses seem to pile up, it is natural to pity oneself. I know that is acceptable for a moment, but then it’s time to move on! I know that living in a prolonged state of sorrow can become like a sticky sin that gets on everyone with whom I come into contact, and it can possibly make them vulnerable to feeling oppressed or depressed. I never want to contribute to anything that might make someone else stumble. Today, God, I practice determination. This is a character trait that screams, “Tribulations and failures only make me stronger!” I know that to indulge in feeling bad for myself can paralyze me from moving forward in life. I recognize that it is equally important to differentiate determination from self-will—the former is admirable, while the latter is ugly. And it may even be more important for me to distinguish determination from legalism—which is not only ugly, but detrimental to my faith.”
Whoever won’t surrender the habit of self-pity and practice determination simply won’t become like Him.
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