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Lord, Rule Me…
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up!” (It just doesn’t sound as menacing to say, “Stick them up.”) The bad guy drops everything, raises his hands, and says, “I give up.” Well, this is the kind of surrender God wants. Only you are not the bad guy and God is not pointing a gun at you. He is pointing His ?nger. But not in an accusatory or embarrassing way. He is pointing to you in a loving way, just as He would if He had picked you for His team. He is saying, “You! I want you! Surrender to Me so I can give you all that I have for you.” If we would drop everything and say, “I give up, Lord. I surrender. Take everything. I will do whatever You say,” our lives would be better in every way. Why is it so hard for us to simply say, “Whatever You want, Lord. I’ll do anything You ask”? It’s because we want what we want and we’re afraid of what God might ask of us. We think He might do something to hurt us. Also, it’s not just a matter of saying, “Jesus is Lord.” We must then do what He says. Jesus said, “Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do the things which I say?” (Luke 6:46). We doubt that what God asks us to do will be for our greatest blessing. But that’s wrong. God just wants us to be on the winning team. If you feel you aren’t experiencing any breakthrough in your life, check to see if you have truly surrendered yourself to the Lord. Have you given Jesus that place of Lordship? Have you let go of everything? If not, lift your hands and take that ?rst step. Jesus said, “Whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple” (Luke 14:27). You can’t bear His cross unless you surrender your life to Him. A surrendered life, a life ruled entirely by God, is one that can be