1 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 1: Life Audio. 2 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 2: Welcome to the Crosswalk devotional. We are glad to have 3 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 2: you listening with us. Today's topic is about trusting God 4 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 2: with what we've already surrendered. Will return with the devotional 5 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 2: after a brief message from our sponsors. Trust in God 6 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 2: with what you've already surrendered, Written and read by Hannah Benson. 7 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: Trust in the Lord and do good. 8 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 2: Dwell in the land, and be friend faithfulness to light 9 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:50,879 Speaker 2: yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the 10 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:51,920 Speaker 2: desires of your heart. 11 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 1: Commit your way to the Lord. 12 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 2: Trust in him and he will act. He will bring 13 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 2: forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as 14 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 2: the noonday. So I'm thirty seven three through six ESV. 15 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 3: Have you ever. 16 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 2: Prayed, Lord, help me to surrender? We all have things 17 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 2: we need to surrender daily to the Lord. Our hopes 18 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 2: and dreams for the future, our plans, our calling, relationships, 19 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:21,480 Speaker 2: and the list goes on. I've been in a season 20 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 2: where my continual prayer has been one of surrender, which 21 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 2: isn't necessarily wrong. Like I said, the prayer surrender and 22 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 2: the harp that gives everything to Jesus. 23 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:32,120 Speaker 1: Must be renewed day by day. 24 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 2: Surrender is a daily choice to give it to him. 25 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 2: A few months ago, I was walking around our yard 26 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 2: after work, as I often do to clear my mind. 27 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 2: I found the same words leaving my lips that I've 28 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:47,560 Speaker 2: prayed for months, maybe even the past year or two. 29 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 2: Lord help me surrender, and then I froze. It was 30 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 2: almost like God whispered to my spirit, you have surrendered. 31 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 2: Now do you trust me with what you've said? I 32 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 2: stopped in my tracks. The realization hit me like a 33 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 2: ton of bricks. To be honest, I've never thought of 34 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 2: it that way before. Now. Don't get me wrong, I'm 35 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 2: not implying that surrender is a one and done deal. 36 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:18,359 Speaker 2: It's a process. I'm also not saying that surrender and 37 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 2: trust don't go hand in hand. They absolutely do. But 38 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 2: like little children ask to yield a favorite toy to 39 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:28,640 Speaker 2: an adult for reasons they don't yet understand. Once they 40 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 2: have taken that leap of faith and placed it in 41 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:34,839 Speaker 2: their parents' hand, the axe is finished. Now they must 42 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:37,239 Speaker 2: trust the parent's heart with what matters most to them. 43 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 2: They have already surrendered, but now they must trust more 44 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 2: Like little children, more than we realize, what if once 45 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 2: we release into the father's hand, we are called to 46 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 2: stop reaching back for what we've. 47 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 1: Let go of. 48 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 2: I find that's one of the hardest parts for me. 49 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:57,639 Speaker 2: I've admitted to myself. Sometimes I struggle to trust God 50 00:02:57,680 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 2: and want to take it back into my own hands. 51 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:05,200 Speaker 2: Why he hasn't proven himself untrustworthy. I know he isn't 52 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 2: going to fail me. But if I'm honest, I think 53 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:11,119 Speaker 2: it's because deep down I want something. 54 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:12,800 Speaker 1: So badly that I fear losing it. 55 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 2: Fear God will asks me to give it up, the 56 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 2: things won't go my way, or I will get what 57 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 2: I want. 58 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 1: God will always. 59 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 2: Provide what I need, even if it's not what I 60 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 2: think I want. Palyppian's four nineteen SV reminds us that 61 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 2: and My God will supply every need of yours according 62 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 2: to his riches and glory. In Christ, Jesus, I've seen 63 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 2: it in my lifetime, and again, why would I doubt him? Now? 64 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 2: If he closes the door, then perhaps protection. You ever 65 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 2: heard the phrase of rejection is God's protection? Yep, so 66 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 2: have I, And as much as I hate to admit it, 67 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:54,839 Speaker 2: it's often true. When God closes the door we thought 68 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 2: we were meant to walk through, we can be tempted 69 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 2: to become angry at God. We can wonder why he 70 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 2: did it, that we can feel like we deserve. 71 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: Fill in the blank. 72 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 2: But the truth is every good thing comes from above, 73 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 2: and as a gift of grace we can never earn 74 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 2: James one point seventeen. Yes, but God loves to give 75 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:17,359 Speaker 2: good gifts to his children. Not just good gifts, but 76 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 2: the best for us Matthew seven to eleven. It may 77 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:23,160 Speaker 2: not look like the gifts he chooses to bless someone 78 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:24,679 Speaker 2: else with, but that's okay. 79 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 1: It doesn't have to. 80 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:29,279 Speaker 2: It will be the best for us, and you know 81 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:34,480 Speaker 2: something else, God desires fellowship with us. I have found 82 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 2: many times in my own life that God will allow 83 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 2: things that will draw me to him. Those things force 84 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 2: me to rely on Him, to trust his plan, or 85 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 2: to choose to worship him, even in a valley. He 86 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:47,840 Speaker 2: didn't force us to himself, But in those moments, he 87 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 2: gives us a choice. We can either allow the pain 88 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 2: to pull us towards God or to push him away. 89 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:59,479 Speaker 2: Intersecting faith and life, recently I wrestled with anger towards God. 90 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 2: I knew I didn't want to be angry, and I 91 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 2: was angry at myself or even feeling that way. I 92 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:06,720 Speaker 2: knew God how to play it, and I wanted to 93 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:10,040 Speaker 2: trust him. In the dark of night, I finally whispered 94 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:13,479 Speaker 2: to whom, God, please write my story in the way. 95 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 1: That brings you the most glory. 96 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 2: I can't explain it, but after that night I've had 97 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 2: peace regarding that specific situation in my life. I realized 98 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:26,360 Speaker 2: that Psalm thirty seven three through six isn't just about 99 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 2: committing my way to the Lord. It was also about 100 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 2: trusting him once I did. We are called to trust 101 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 2: in the Lord, do good, to dwell where He has 102 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 2: placed us, and be faithful in even the small things. 103 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 2: If we delight ourselves from the Lord, he will give 104 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:43,480 Speaker 2: us the desires of our heart, which is ultimately a 105 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:48,039 Speaker 2: relationship and fellowship with Him. It's so hard sometimes, but 106 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:50,799 Speaker 2: there is such beauty and freedom in committing our ways 107 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 2: to the Lord, trusting in him, and watching him write 108 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 2: our stories in ways only he can. And I know 109 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:59,840 Speaker 2: that no matter what happens, no matter what pain or i'm. 110 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:03,360 Speaker 1: Pleasure situations come up in my life, God will be there. 111 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:05,599 Speaker 2: And if He uses the pain to draw me to 112 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:08,719 Speaker 2: him and to use in glorifying himself and calling others 113 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 2: to him, then by his grace alone, I can say, 114 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:14,039 Speaker 2: bring it on. If the pain is the path to 115 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 2: His presence, then I count it all joy. 116 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 1: It's worth it. Pray with me, Dear Father. 117 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:25,599 Speaker 2: Thank you for being patient with me, for being a 118 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 2: loving father who's hard I can trust even when I 119 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:32,479 Speaker 2: don't understand your plan. Forgive me for the times I've 120 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 2: tried to take back what I've already surrendered to you, 121 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:38,040 Speaker 2: and for the moments I've let what I want cloud 122 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 2: my view of what you have for me. Today, I'm 123 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 2: not just surrendering my plans. I choose to trust you 124 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 2: with what is already in your hands. Help me to 125 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 2: leave my story in your hands, knowing that if you 126 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:53,359 Speaker 2: are writing it, it will be for my ultimate good 127 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:58,720 Speaker 2: and your greatest glory. I am yours in Jesus's name. 128 00:06:59,320 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 1: Amen. 129 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:07,479 Speaker 3: Thanks for listening to today's devotional. If you liked what 130 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 3: you heard today, we want to make sure you know 131 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:13,560 Speaker 3: about our sister podcast your Daily Prayer. When you follow 132 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 3: your daily prayer in your favorite podcast app, you'll get 133 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 3: a brand new prayer and devotional each day, so your 134 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 3: days begin in conversation with God. 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