— Romans 12:2. Giving your heart to God means a new life, a new purpose, a new sense of self. It means washing your earthly worries away, day after day, and trusting in Him to guide you.
First, God gives us the commands: Surrender our hearts to God every day. Turn to Him in prayer. Give up our sins by confessing them to God. Then notice the benefits God promises: We will not feel ashamed, and we will be confident and fearless.
A heart connection with God means that you must trust Him with your life. It acknowledges that you trust Him implicitly. If you must be broken to be remoulded (and you probably do need breaking and reshaping – we all do), then who better to do this than our perfecter and finisher?
Joyful sacrifice, relentless submission, godly sorrow, and soul-ravishing satisfaction—these are the marks of a heart captivated by the glory and beauty of God.
This can happen through prayer, contemplation and/or time in the Bible. We begin to discern God's voice over the noise of our world as we give time to these disciplines. The Holy Spirit begins speaking to us. We begin to hear God through those around us, circumstances and even our conscience.
Jesus' example of total surrender can help you surrender your anxieties over to God. Every day, you can offer up your worries to God in prayer. Hand them over to him and trust him to take care of those matters. Do this as many times as needed to surrender to God, and you'll experience God's perfect peace.
This act of surrender is called atma-nivedana. Surrendering is not giving up on God or ourselves; it is trusting Him even when we don't understand what's happening, realising our miniscule status in the vast universe, and becoming humble. True surrender happens when we completely trust God.
Take, for example, Romans 10:9-10—“if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.”
It's hard because it means we step into the unknown. It's hard because when we surrender, we face parts of ourselves we might not like, and we face difficult and uncomfortable emotions.
In the surrendering process, one should (1) accept things favorable for discharging devotional service, (2) reject things unfavorable, (3) always believe firmly in the Lord's protection, (4) feel exclusively dependent on the mercy of the Lord, (5) have no interest separate from the interest of the Lord, and (6) always ...
Give Your Worries to God for Real Peace
What is this? Reminder, the steps outlined in Philippians 4:6 are Pray, Petition and Be Thankful. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
The interesting thing about this choice is the only way you get to God's way, God's plan or God's will is you must choose to surrender to it. To surrender means to give oneself up to the power or authority of someone else. You are willingly giving up control.
Surrender is the feeling that you can let go of control and trust that you'll be okay. It's the feeling that you can completely trust yourself, even when things feel chaotic and out of control.
“Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth” (NLT). Worry and anxiety are not heavenly things. When you're tempted to fall into the cycle of overthinking, direct your thoughts to God's ways instead. Meditate on this verse and these above scriptures to help you stop overthinking.
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Isaiah 41:10
“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” The Good News: God is with you even in the anxious times to help you release your worry and find the strength to continue.
“For God alone my soul waits in silence . . . my hope is from him” (Psalm 62:1, 5). If we lean on him while we wait, God will give us the grace to wait and to listen carefully as we pray, go to trusted Christ-followers for encouragement, and keep opening his word and asking him to help us hear him.
Exactly 50 years ago, the largest military surrender after the second world war happened when 93,000 soldiers from the Pakistan Army laid down their arms in front of Indian Forces - liberating and giving birth to a new nation Bangladesh.