Freedom - Week 4 - A Life of Surrender
Pastor RJ Fairell
“For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1 ESV
Real freedom is all about
.
In the
surrender means to
but in
surrender is the beginning of
the battle for your freedom.
takes trust and trust is built best in the context of
.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Proverbs 3:5-6 NLT
Surrendering to God is
his plan is
than my plan.
“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the LORD. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.” Isaiah 55:8 NLT
Surrender requires
before
.
When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built the altar there and laid the wood in order and bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son. But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.” Genesis 22: 9-12 ESV
keeps us from surrender because it stands in the way of us
.
“And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.” Luke 7:23 ESV
6 ways to stay unoffended and surrendered:
1. Take the
.
2. Always remain
.
3. Give others their
.
4. Make choices that
in others.
5.
to bring justice when an offense comes.
6.
to the Lord.