One of the hardest lessons to learn is to surrender. Jesus said we have to loose our lives to gain it. The more we share life together as a session, the more we realize how selfish we really are. No wonder God is with holding from us those things he has prepared in advance for us to do.
Acts 2 reminds me of the disciples having to surrender even the presence of their Lord. They had images and words, but no physical manifestation of the one who had become to cornerstone of their lives. For the first time, they were alone, they were to follow his directions, they were to relinquish their plans, and just wait. The promise will come, just as He said.
How hard is it to wait for something you know is coming and yet it seems so far away. How difficult is it to wait when you know that there are people, things, and places in the way of the one thing you wait for.
How sweet it will be when it comes. How sweet it will be when this faith image becomes a reality. The day I touch, feel, smell, and enjoy the fruit of total surrender.
Come Lord Jesus Come~
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