Can I tell you that I have never understood why so many people have such a HARD TIME submitting to authority. In all our lives we will have to submit to parents, teachers, a boss, to a husband (the head of the home) or to any person in authority. It’s a fact that is worldwide, never changing. The definition of submission is; “the action or fact of accepting or yielding to a superior force or to the will or authority of another person.” Submission doesn’t sound like a FUN WORD because it gives us the feeling that we are giving something up, taking something away from our life or our will. But it is the opposite because it’s a Godly heart attitude or a surrender on our part and this always produces blessings and miracles.
Our highest honor is the decision to have a life of submission unto our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. And to have FUN, A HAPPY HEART in knowing that we are yielding ourselves to God almighty and to His direction and plans for our lives. Let me give you an example in learning to BE HAPPY in submission.
Some years ago, I was invited to be a guest speaker at a large conference in the country of Serbia. I paid everything 100% for my travels, food, lodging and even sent a good financial offering ahead of my coming to pay for women that could not afford to attend. It was such a beautiful conference, and I was to also preach the last message of the conference. But only an hour before my last session, the leaders informed me that other speakers had gone way over their allotted time, and I would only have 15 minutes to close out the conference. (that’s 15 minutes with an interpreter, so my time was 7 ½ minutes) I could have been upset, discouraged, even mad that I was on the other side of the world and wasn’t given what was promised to me. BUT because I have learned to yield myself to submission with a happy heart, I totally smiled and told them it was ok, AND IT WAS. So, we had one more break in the session before I closed out the conference and I noticed that so many women from many countries stayed in their seats and didn’t leave for a coffee break. So, I came to them, went down to each of the rows and just loved on them, hugged them, prayed over them (the Spirit had to speak to them because I didn’t know their language) and I had so much fun. They were so surprised a speaker would come to them and love on them, and they opened their hearts and received GOD’S HUG with great joy! It was a highlight in the conference for me.
Isn’t that what JESUS did for us when He submitted Himself to God when He said, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me. Nevertheless, NOT MY WILL, but yours be done”
Luke 22:42. LEARNING TO SUBMIT (HUMBLE YOURSELF) IS A HEART ISSUE AND IF YOU CAN SEE THE POSSIBLITIES OF WHAT GOD HAS IN STORE FOR YOU WHEN YOU YIELD TO HIS SPIRIT AND YOU SUBMIT TO AUTHORITY, WHETHER EARTHLY OR HEAVENLY, YOU ARE ON THE ROAD TO A LIFE OF OPPORTUNITIES AND BLESSINGS FROM GOD!
“Therefore humble yourself under the mighty hand of God,
that He may exalt you at the proper time.” I Peter 5:6
Lynn Crow
Cd. Victoria, Tamp, Mexico
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