365 Days of Spirit-Filled Fruits Challenge-Day 193

I have been working on letting go of the control I need to have bit by bit. It will be an on-going process as is everything else. I came upon this article and this quote really says it all. (see below) How much am I going to surrender today? The measure of my surrender was great yesterday. It gave me the power to overcome when I was asked to finish doing the mail when my own plate is overflowing. But I responded with graciousness and gentleness and let God take care of my overflowing plate. I humbly surrender for I am weak but you are strong.

Psalm 18:32 It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.

“My power isn’t in overcoming.  My power is in the measure of my surrender.” Frank Thomas http://marketplacefaith.com/your-power-is-in-your-surrender/

365 Days of Spirit-Filled Fruits Challenge-Day 131

I long for the day when menopause is finally here. I haven’t been sleeping well for the last 10 days and it is driving me nuts. On top of that, I have a fibroid on the outer part of my uterus that has reared its ugly head again and is putting pressure on my bladder. I did the search this morning on the internet for natural remedies and came up with little to nothing except lose weight, meditate and get soy in your diet. So, I finally cracked open my bible and looked under the topic of health. I am trying to be in control of the situation and solve the problem but I should not rely on my own wisdom but look to the Lord for his. Again, it is a control issue. I have to release these things to the only one who can solve the problem. I am raising the white flag. I surrender all to you, all to you.

Proverbs 3:7-8 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.

365 Days of Spirit-Filled Fruits Challenge-Day 129

God led me this morning in my bible to my concordance and the word, submit. I chose to look at the verse in James since it has been a focus book for me at this time. In reading the verse, I found I needed more so I looked up the definition of submit. The main definition is accept or yield to higher authority or the will of another. In the secondary parts of the definition, I saw the word surrender and that grabbed my attention. I am a rebel. I want things my way. I want the control. I accepted God’s will back in 2000 after suffering from the secondary infertility issue for 2 years and I was at peace but this submitting to God’s will has to be daily for me because it is part of my temperament to want control. The song by Chris Tomlin, White Flag came to mind so I pulled it up on my ITunes library and played it and sang my prayer. It felt so good to let go like that. I will be singing my prayer every morning and anytime during the day when I feel like I am trying to grab back the reins on my life. My life is God’s.

James 4: 7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will fee from you.