A taste of surrender

A quick thought...

A number of us went out to Storm Point to hike the quick loop the other day. After a few minutes of taking it all in, I soon found myself hiking beside one of my ministry team members. During the hike, we talked about a number of things, but I can remember him distinctly describing an analogy which has stuck with him for a while. And I bet it's safe to say it will stick with me for a while.

So often, we create our lives on these beautiful drawn out lists. Listed in order of importance, our focus falls right into place in the same way. Then, almost as if applying for a life loan or something, we ask God to sign off. Of course, this is all while praying he will bless it. (If that even is slightly important to us...to have his blessing.)

But, what if God walked up to you today with a completely blank sheet of paper (yes, it could be recycled if you want it to be. But that's beside the point.)...then He asked, "Are you ready to sign it? Having no clue what I'll put on the list? What did you think that word "surrender" meant anyway?