I ask the same question everyday. "Am I going to live a wholly surrendered life today?" Yep--same question everyday.
As I see it, I have choices to make everyday about how I will live my life.
- Will I holdback parts of my life from God this day?
- Am I willing to follow the lead of the Holy Spirit?
- Am I willing to place myself in a posture of dependency on the Spirit.
Jesus lived his life dependent on the Holy Spirit. This inspires me. One time he told his disciples:
He (the Holy Spirit) will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you (John 16:14).
Saying yes to surrendering my life to the Holy Spirit is to say yes to His power and presence in my life. It means I am saying yes to glorifying God in the person of Jesus. I want these things.
But some days I don't want to surrender to the Holy Spirit. Some days I want to hold on to all of the little bits of my life. Maybe I am selfish or afraid or both.
I know that whatever I don't surrender will become a burden to me. It will take my focus. It might even become a barrier between me and God. But some days it's just hard.
So tomorrow I will have the choice to make all over again. I am planning on saying yes once again to those questions, yes once again the presence and power of the Holy Spirit in my life.
