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Mark 14:32-42

Surrender is one of the key ingredients to dreaming with God about the story you’ll tell this year. Do you truly trust that God’s way is better? Do you believe that God has a plan and a purpose for your life? Do you believe that His plan is better than anything you could ever dream up?

The easy answer to those questions is yes. But if we are being honest, truly believing this can be challenging, especially when you are going through a difficult season. God’s way doesn’t always make sense to us. He even tells us in his Word:

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts” (Isaiah 55:8-9).

Our job is not to try to figure God out; it's to trust that He really is our loving Father who wants what is best for us. Today, practice opening up your hands in surrender by praying this prayer.

Prayer

Father, I trust you. Thank you for being a loving God who wants what is best for me. It doesn’t always make sense to me, but I know your ways are higher than mine, and you know what is best for me. And so, I surrender today to you. I'm ready for you to lead because I know you will get me where I need to go. Thank you for being a good God in Jesus' name, Amen.