Chapter 7 Embrace and Surrender

Today I talked all about surrender. And interestingly, there were a lot of surrenders in John 11 - we looked at all of them in great detail. I think it’s valuable to take some time and live with a passage of scripture for awhile and see what there is to learn from the Lord. I loved thinking about the surrenders of Lazarus in illness, death, and experiencing a miracle. And then there was the small surrender of Thomas and the disciples - there we learned that surrender is a journey. And Martha was an inspiration - her surrender was incredible - she leaned in to the Lord’s embrace quickly and experienced a BIG discovery - “I am the resurrection and the life”. Her faith was rewarded with a new vision of Jesus. Then Mary entered in to the dance of tears with her Lord. He is indeed near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. It was a powerful day of discussion in our dance with the Lord.

Finally, I wanted to share a quote that Shirley Peters sent. I just love it. Take these words with you today: “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” Amen and amen!! May we all surrender to the Lord today and then dance, even in the rain!