The Wobbly First Move: Surrendering Fear

Babies are fun to watch.  Each day seems to bring about progress and change-that first smile, the time they find their toe.  For our second child, these firsts came with difficulty and gave me so much insight on my life purpose of encouraging women with the written word, especially with surrender.

Our daughter has congenital hypothyroidism and asthma.  Although both these conditions are stabilized, as a baby she suffered greatly.  Between bouts with RSV, croup, doctor error with medicine, pneumonia and her thyroid, she gained weight quickly and had trouble moving.

I watched her try to roll to one side on her own, and it was heartbreaking.  She needed gentle hands to guide her.  As she got older and stronger in health, she dropped the weight.  Her breathing was better and the steroids left her system.  Her movements became more fluid and agile.  These days few would know the difficulties she endured those first years.

If you are like me, you might have that all or nothing personality.  You want to change, you feel called to surrender, but the thought of doing so seems overwhelming.  Let His gentle hands guide you.  Drop the weight so you can move forward.

What weight?

Those areas He's been calling you to surrender.

Fear.  Family.  Job.  Finances.  Children.  Church.  Ministry.  Friends.  Choices.  Future.  Goals.  Dreams.  Mistakes.  Failures.  As you can see, there is "job security" in this column because we are always in a state where we have something to surrender.

Care to join me?

Galatians 5:1

"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery."

Comments

[Susan]

Julie, this was such an inspirational reading this morning, thanks so much for sharing. How many times have we been too large in ourselves and need gentle hands from above to roll us over and get us up ...
love and hugs,
Susan

[Tara]

This spoke volumes to me today.... thank you!

[Julie]

Susan and Tara,
Thanks so much for your kind comments. I invite you to join me over at Christian Women Take Root where I will take this month's topic and blog in more detail.

Let's Surrender Together!
Julie

[Venus]

This is exactly what I have been dealing with and trying to learn how to do. Your analogy of a new baby was just perfect and what I needed thank you!

[Robin]

Julie,
I am new here and loved your article. Thanks so much for sharing. I am in the process of surrenduring the man I love to the Lord.. and that is not easy.. but I know it is what the Lord wants..
Thanks again
Robin

[Darlene]

Surrendering? HHHMMMM! This is exactly what the Lord has been calling me to do. Fears....they are a major area of weakness for me. We absolutly must relinquish everything to Him. He wants all of us, even the stuff that isn't that pretty, but, when we do finally let it go He has some pretty incredible things on the other side. Letting go of things that we have held onto for so long may seem like an Impossibility, but, the Lord lovingly guides us in our surrender.
Blessings to all of you. I will be praying as we all learn to surrender
Darlene