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 victimhood and practice enthusiasm.
Pray this without ceasing: “Yahweh, I surrender being a victim. I understand that it’s a fallen, cutthroat world, and it is more often than not that when I am dealing with unbelievers, their number one priority is to win, even if they must trample over me to achieve their goals. If necessary, they will lie, cheat, and steal to get ahead, and their victims often feel tricked, duped, and helpless. However, if I have a relationship with the living God, I need not be the victim any longer. I have everything I need to overcome with God. Victory is mine for the taking, and unlike the pagan who lies, cheats, and steals, I can succeed with a clean conscience. So, I won’t fret when it appears that evildoers are winning; in Your grand design, O God, their days of being on top are short-lived!
Today, God, I practice enthusiasm. Regardless of my current status, even if I am temporarily on the losing end of the stick and not feeling very victorious, I can still wake with a spring in my step! All it takes is a reminder of who I am and whose I am. Do I really think that Yahweh, the God of creation, would sacrifice His most precious possession for me if He did not also intend to give me everything else I really need to feel fulfilled and victorious in Him? Of course not! A life submerged in the things of the Lord affords me the opportunity to live with intensity, eagerness, passion, zeal, and exuberance—enthusiastic and committed to the victory in Jesus Christ—no matter how long it takes and no matter what is required.”
Whoever won’t surrender feeling like the victim, and practice being enthusiastic for life instead, simply won’t become like Him.
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