Tagged with "surrender"

• Stand Where Jesus Stood

  Before the miracles, before the crowds, Jesus entered the wilderness and learned dependence.

• Lesson From Much-Afraid

  Written while incarcerated, this reflection on Hind’s Feet on High Places reveals a growing understanding that God is not merely fixing problems, but calling for complete surrender and transformation.

• Be Transformed

  True worship is not conformity to the world, but transformation through a renewed mind, shaped by the righteousness of Christ.

• God-Sized Praying

  I wonder if God's answers to my prayers reveal that He already knows what I would ask for if I knew what He knows.

• Purify My Heart

  A prayer of surrender and longing — for a clean heart that desires God alone and seeks His presence above all else.

• It’s About You

  A quiet surrender to the truth that life is not ultimately about us, but about the glory of God and His redeeming work.

• The Chrysalis

  In the stillness of confinement, transformation begins — where surrender gives way to renewal and a new man emerges in Christ.

• Be Still

  We chase holiness like a performance, but God meets us in surrender. In the margins of our striving, His grace whispers strength.

• Meditation #1

  A meditation of surrender — looking back on flight, self-reliance, and the quiet persistence of grace.

• A Prayer

  A prayer for purification of heart and a deeper longing to see and know God more fully.

• Roadblocks

  Reflecting on how we can unknowingly step out of alignment with what God is already doing — and what surrender truly looks like.

• Not Subdued

  The enemy’s aim has always been to silence worship — but because of Christ, what feels destroyed is never beyond restoration, and what seems subdued is never truly lost.

• From Exile to Eden

  “A story of addiction, surrender, confinement, and grace. This testimony stands on its own — offered not as instruction, but as witness — to the slow, unexpected work of God in a life brought to the end of itself.”

• I Want to Follow

  Relationship comes before understanding. God leads us into truth before He teaches us.

• From Knowing to Surrender

  Knowing the truth is not the same as being changed by it. This is the story of a slow undoing — where grace met me when my resolve finally ran out.

• Want To’s

  When I learned to delight in the Lord rather than in what He could give, I discovered that He was quietly reshaping my desires all along.

• What About Judas?

  How close can a person be to Jesus — and still miss Him? Judas’ life confronts our assumptions about proximity, ministry, and surrender.

• Worship the LORD

  Worship begins not with music, but with surrender — bowing low and entrusting what we love most into God’s hands.

• Go

  God's call to "Go" is rarely comfortable or fully explained.

• No Compromise

  What we refuse to remove will remain to trouble us. Sanctification requires courage to confront compromise and trust God enough to drive out what hinders growth.

• Stand In Awe

  To stand in awe of God is to feel both drawn and undone — fully exposed yet completely safe. In His holiness we discover not danger, but the deepest peace.

• Returning to Need

  Jesus calls us back to childlike dependence — not immaturity, but a return to trust, attachment, and the honest admission that we are powerless without Him.

• A Prayer From the Wilderness

  In a season of uncertainty, I tried to obey Philippians 4 by bringing everything to God. This is a prayer that came out of the wilderness.

• I Need You

  A simple prayer of surrender—recognizing that loving and following Jesus is not something we can accomplish in our own strength.

• It’s You

  When we ask God to lead us, we often expect direction toward circumstances or outcomes. Psalm 43 reveals that His ultimate destination for us is not a place or achievement—but Himself.

• What About the Joneses

  When envy begins to distort our vision, Psalm 73 reminds us that everything changes when we step into the presence of God.

• A Prayer From Jail

  Written in the early morning while incarcerated, this prayer expresses a deep desire for surrender, transformation, and a life fully yielded to God.

• Another Prayer From Jail

  Written in confinement, this brief prayer expresses a desire for complete surrender—asking God to replace personal ambitions with His will and to purify the heart completely.

• Finding the Treasure

  The kingdom of heaven is the greatest treasure a person can ever find. True surrender begins when we realize that God Himself — not His gifts — is the prize.

• Freedom in Confinement

  Written in confinement, this testimony reflects on discovering unexpected freedom while incarcerated—freedom from addiction, clarity through God's Word, and a renewed commitment to live faithfully before Him.

• Living Sacrifice

  A reflection on what it truly means to become a living sacrifice—no longer living for self, but willingly consumed for the glory of God.

• Received, Not Achieved

  Obedience is not something we accomplish through effort, but something we receive as God works within us.

• Open Doors

  When we empty ourselves and open every door of our hearts, we make way for the King of glory to enter fully and reign without resistance.

• At What Cost

  Biblical worship was never casual or detached from sacrifice. The costliness of Old Testament offerings points us toward the immeasurable price paid through Christ and calls us to respond with wholehearted praise.