Submission

Once again the word submission is on my mind. I even went online to a dictionary to look it up. It means:

1. The act of submitting; the act of yielding to power or authority; surrender of the person and power to the control or government of another.

2. The state of being submissive; acknowledgement of inferiority or dependence; humble or suppliant behavior.

I found these definitions at define.com. This quote was also included; No duty in religion is more justly required by God...than a perfect submission to his will in all things.--Sir W. Temple.

What does that quote mean? Who is in perfect control of everything that happens in my life? Is it me? Am I the master of my own destiny? Or is God in complete and perfect control of all of the circumstances of my life? Do I have the duty to submit to God?

The answer to that last question is of course. I belong to Him and so my first duty after loving Him with all of my heart is to submit to Him. This doesn't just mean on a Sunday morning when I am at church, it means in all areas of my life. When I am at work if my boss asks me to do something I don't really want to do I need to remember that He is the one who put my boss in the position he or she is in. It was God who gave me the husband I have, the church family, my earthly family, all of it.

There are so many times I am tempted to become angry at work when I feel I have been used unfairly but I must remember that God gave me those circumstances. I have watched so many Christian coworkers become angry and bitter because of decisions made by the boss. Their lives have become so difficult because of that. We all have a tendency to blame people when something doesn't go the way we would like it to go but we must ALWAYS remember that God is always in control. He doesn't make mistakes. The circumstances of my life are always for His glory and for my good.

I have noticed that the times I forget that He is in control of all things are the times that I tend to refuse to submit to those who surround me at work, at home and at church. I am learning more and more to rest in Him as He teaches me to submit more and more fully to His will. Thank you, Lord.

Till next time....

PS I rode my horse last Saturday. I did fine and managed not to fall off, get bucked off, stampeded, or embarrassed in any other way!