In the book Purpose
Driven Life, it is explained that “the ultimate example of surrender is Jesus.
The night before His crucifixion Jesus surrendered himself to God's plan. He
prayed,” "Abba, Father, everything is possible for you. Take this cup from
me. Yet, not my will but what you will.” Mark 14:36
As I reflect on Sara’s
writings in her book, Choose Joy: Finding Hope and Purpose When Life Hurts, she
talks to us about her belief and trust that if God had intentions for her life,
then her life here on earth was not random. She was not here to fulfill what
she wanted. She was here to fulfill the life God had planned for her.
Sara was no different
than you and I. She preferred her life to be different, but she also knew that
this life was not about what she wanted. Just as Jesus said when He surrendered
to His Father, Sara also said to her heavenly father, “not my will but what you
will.”
Sara was in pain, she
was sick and confined to the four walls of her home. Yet Sara chose to
surrender to the will of God. She trusted Him.
One of Sara’s life
goals was “to be aware and present in every moment.” Every moment included
those moments when God was talking to her. The moment’s He intended for her to
act.
Sara’s
joy came from knowing that as
long as she was here on this earth, God had a job for her to complete. She had
a purpose and God trusted that she would fulfill what He intended. He in turn
promised He would never let her fall.
What
in your life do you need to surrender to God? To say to God, “not what I will,
but what you will.”