SURRENDER ME TO WIN

I’m not a football genius, but I can tell you that one of the biggest reasons for the successful season that the Packers are having this year is due to their willingness on an individual level to surrender their own personal dreams and desires and follow the leadership of their coach for the success of the team. We’ve all been a part of relationships or teams where individuals are unwilling to submit their personal desires for the common good of the team. And what’s usually the outcome? There’s controversy, frustration, disunity and most often a defeat when it mattered the most.

In my Next Level reading yesterday, I came across this same scenario as Jesus was talking about being a true follower of Christ. He told his disciples (his team), “If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it.” (Matt. 10:39)NLT In other words, if your life consists of simply living “your way”, unwilling to submit to the leadership of the Coach (Christ), then how can expect to win in the game of life. It’s only when we come to that place of surrendering ourselves, our pursuits, our desires, our will to Christ, acknowledging our need for His leadership in our lives that we discover what life is all about. You’ve been given this one life to live. One chance to win or lose! Take your life to the next level by surrendering you and living for Him!

Join NLCF as we go to the Next Level in our journey with Christ by reading through the New Testament in 2008. Go to this website http://www.gbcsanmarcos.org/Handouts/NT%20Study%20Plan/NT%2052-week%20study%20plan.pdf to download a New Testament reading guide.