Submit

I have always heard the admonition that we are to submit our will to God.  There is something about that word submit that drives people mad.  Submit is something I do to show weakness.  Submit is negative because it means I can’t do what I want and am controlled by someone else.  Submit is considered being trapped.  God is a bully who just doesn’t want us to have any fun or freedom.

Have you ever felt that way or heard someone express those kind of feelings?  How about if we look at it from a different viewpoint?  We live in a country that is obsessed with making our kids feel good about themselves.  “They’ve got to have a good self-image, so don’t criticize them.”  “Nobody does anything wrong” “Tell them they are great!”  “Everyone gets a trophy!”  “There aren’t winners and losers here!”  Unfortunately, life is not like that.  It’s not reality any more than the word submit being only negative is reality.

Yet there is a reality of being a winner that will transform your self-image.  Consider this:  As a guy, if the most beautiful, intelligent, rich, personable, loving woman came up to you and said I value you and want to be with you forever in a relationship of love, what would you think?  Would submitting to that be a miserable experience?  How about what that would do to boosting your self-image about 100%.   Ladies, you can think the same line of reasoning with that perfect hunk, too.

My point is: God is the most loving and beautiful being in the universe, and all he wants is to love you!  You are infinitely valuable to Him.  Submitting to Him is the most exotic, gratifying, freeing and exciting thing you will ever do.