I believe in a
God who is so much bigger than I can imagine Him to be that anything is
possible. ~Sara 'Gitz' Frankl
The bible tells
us in Ephesians 2:9 that "salvation is not a reward for the good things we have
done, so none of us can boast about it." In other words, good works in and of themselves, will
not get us into heaven.
But, in Luke 18:27 we learn that "What is impossible with man is possible with
God."
These verses
specifically speak to us about our choice to surrender to God.
If we choose to run our own lives
instead of surrendering our life to God, we will not be walking the real path
that God calls us to travel. Any works that we end up doing while traveling on
our own path will not be as highly regarded as the works that we do while
walking in God’s perfect will for our lives.
God
will reward us for faithfully working for Him during our life on this earth.
They will be heavenly rewards that will last for all eternity. The rewards for
those things we try to accomplish on our own during our life on this earth,
will not come close to what they would have been if we were operating under
God's perfect will for our lives.
So,
what will you choose? Who should be running your life? You, with all of your
human limitations, or God the Father, who is all-powerful, all-knowing, and
all-perfect?
I choose to surrender to Him.
