Moment By Moment Surrender
So, what do you do when things don’t go as expected, as imagined, or as you wanted them to go?
For those who long to walk in the Spirit and are called to go higher, I believe we are in a season of “moment-by-moment surrender.”
“Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will travel to such and such a city and spend a year there and do business and make a profit.’ You don’t even know what tomorrow will bring—what your life will be! For you are like smoke that appears for a little while, then vanishes.” James 4:13-14
We may have grandiose plans and huge endeavors but clearly scripture tells us to not plan tomorrow for we have no idea what tomorrow will bring let alone what our life will be!
I have been in a season of living “a day at a time” since God highlighted this verse to me over a year ago. Sure enough, I had plans for “tomorrow,” when “tomorrow” came, He shifted my plans dramatically to go to another state!
This time as I sit in my home instead of being in another city as planned, I hear, “it is a moment-by-moment surrender season.” Surrender every day, every hour, every minute, and every breath.
Though we are to plan and have a vision, we must hold these plans loosely.
(Man with no vision shall perish)
We are called to have a vision, but we are also called to be led by the spirit and not walk by sight, or our own understanding (2 Cor 5:7, Prov 3:5). It is pivotal to heed his command step by step, hour by hour. This is the God who is omnipresent and holds the whole world in His hands. The God with higher and better plans for our lives who wants to lead us and guide us into our calling.
One wrong step can delay or even take us out. Trust me, I know, recently I missed a step as I was walking. Fell, got abrasions on both hands and a knee. This caused delays in certain areas of my life. It could have been worse, but my point is, if we take one wrong step, even if it is the right step but it is a minute too early or minute too late, the timing will make it wrong and depending on what we are facing, it can mean life or death. Last year I had to drive across the country. There was a moment at night when I got sleepy, so I stopped at a rest stop to take a nap. This was a moment-by-moment, well moment. Unable to sleep I was about to go to the restroom then leave, instantly I hear in my spirit, “DO NOT GET OUT AND DO NOT MAKE YOURSELF KNOWN.”
It was a warning! Sure enough two men park near me and I felt the darkness hover. This was a surrender moment to heed His voice that was life or death. If I had gone with my flesh (needing the restroom) I might not be here writing this. A minute-by-minute and step-by-step walk.
A moment-by-moment surrender season.
We must learn to walk with Him moment-by-moment. Surrendering our flesh, our will, our time, and our resources to His will.
So, what do you do when things don’t go as expected, as imagined, or as you wanted them to go? We trust. We surrender and we trust. We trust His plans for us and for our lives. We trust His perspective is higher, because it is, and learn to be lead by Him.
The Lord has great and mighty plans not just for you individually but also as the Body of Christ collectively. The only way to walk into His plans is this moment-by-moment surrender. The Great I Am knows best from beginning to end.
