It’s Friday, so I’m attempting to write for five minutes on the prompt, “Surrender” today. If you want to read more or join in hop over to http://www.fiveminutefriday.com
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” Matthew 6:25-26 (NIV) / Pixabay
Time starts now.
When I started thinking about today’s prompt, “surrender”, lyrics started playing in my head. The calm, pleasant voice of that spectacled, blond haired “country boy”, John Denver (a popular singer back in the day for you youngsters) began singing to my soul:
“I don’t know what the future is holdin’ in store
I don’t know where I’m goin’ I’m not sure where I’ve been
There’s a spirit that guides me, a light that shines for me
My life is worth the livin’, I don’t need to see the end.”
The song continues:
“Sweet, sweet surrender, live, live without care.
Like the fish in the water, like a bird in the air.”
Wouldn’t that be lovely? To live without care? How much time do we spend (waste) caring about what we look like, what others think about us, or what the future holds? I can tell you right now, that for me…..It’s. Way. Too. Much! The fish and birds have it right! They swim and fly along being just who they were designed to be. Wondering if their feathers make them look fat, if their nest is as big as others, or if they swim faster than anyone else isn’t part of their make up. And guess what? It isn’t meant to be part of ours either!
In the midst of our crazy, social media driven, high-speed lives, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and alone. Cue the music…We must remember that there IS a Spirit who guides us and a Light that shines for us! And even when we’re worrying and scurrying, God says we’re valuable. Think about it…..Our lives were worth dying for! And because of that, we can sing at the top our lungs right along with John, “My life is worth the livin’, I don’t need to see the end” because we KNOW the end. So, how about it? Ready to practice some sweet, sweet surrender? I sure am! I continue to work on being set free from the comparison trap. What’s one care you can give up? Let me know in the comments below.
(Yes, yes, I know. More than five minutes. I’m a work in progress)
Cindy, you always inspire me! This is a hard, hard lesson to learn. I know, but still I refuse to surrender IT ALL to Him! I’m one of those who give it to Him and before you know it, I jump right back in there to try to help Him out! Thank you for another beautiful post today! Blessings to you, my friend!
I’m right there with you girl! I’ve always said it’s like I’m flying a kite. I let it go and then reel it back in! Ugh! One step at a time I guess! Thanks for your sweet comments! Blessings to you!
I sure needed this tonight! Thank you, sweet friend!
Sending you a prayer my friend! I’m blessed by you!
Oh, I totally get it! I LOVE John Denver’s voice. And I’m to the point in my life where I most of the time don’t care what people think and focus instead on what my Father things (except for those horrible times when I don’t).
Age has helped me to loosen up some too! I actually venture to the post office makeup free! Unheard of in my younger years! I’m a slow learner but slowly but surely I’m being molded. I might kick and scream sometimes but hopefully those unnecessary cares will disappear all together someday soon! Thank you for taking your time to comment. It means a lot to me!
Why do we spend so much time striving and worrying when there is such freedom in surrender and handing it all over to God? I don’t know but it is an ongoing battle for me to let go of worrying about things that I can’t control anyway!
Oh me too Leslie! And it drives me crazy when I know better but still do it! Thank you so much for taking your time to comment here. It means a lot to me! Just know you’re not alone in the struggle! I’m battling right there with you!
“Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God doth so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you.” Cindy, after Pierson died, I was sitting in church one Sunday and this message finally got through to me. He will send us whatever we need when we need it. And he did in the most saddest of times! And he still does! It’s a message of faith. We don’t need to worry about anything but what he wants from us. So my motto, after that day was, be a lily! Be a lily Cindy, you’ll be so happy! xo
Oh LaVonne, we need a sit down, heart to heart! You’ve been through the unimaginable and your faith is an inspiration to me! I know it may not seem like it but I’m trying to be a lily! I really am! Thank you for always sharing your heart with me!
Love that – BE A LILY! thank you
Cindy, this is beautiful! Why do I not live without care? I mean, I have every reason to. But still, I don’t. I worry too much and fret about things I have no business fretting about. Really. I’m thrilled we can practice some sweet, sweet surrender together. Thank you so much for this timely, awe-inspiring post! Blessings to you, friend!
I have every reason to live without care too, Julie. I am blessed beyond measure but it seems that old enemy just butts in and there I go worrying again. Practice is definitely what it’s going to take. I’m so grateful for your comments and your wisdom! Blessings right back atcha!