Surrender-2013

For the past three weeks we have been on a much needed break from Central Asia.  We were able to do some skiing and also go on a cruise. In the midst of all the touristy stuff, we had some days where I could reflect and pray and spend time with God.   It was great to have time to think through the past year and what my goals are for the coming year.  Each year I try to come up with a verse or word to describe my goal or resolution.  As I wrote and prayed, I thought about how I want to be an intentional woman so why not the word “intentional”.  Or maybe “renovation”, since God is in the process of renovating my heart.   But then I heard the word “surrender”.   Surrender, really?  Doesn’t that sound a little cliche?  How do you measure surrender anyway?  As I thought back on many of my struggles these past few months, I realised if I had surrendered to my will and plans, life would have been much better.  Looking back there have been too many days where I was doing all the right things but my heart and my mind were not where they needed to be.  In order to truly love God with all my heart, soul and mind they need to be fully surrendered to Him.