Hey friends! One of the biggest reasons for my ministry is to encourage believers in Christ to surrender all. If you have followed me for any amount of time, you know that I push this hard. The reason that I do is because not only does God require it but his purpose for your life begins on the other side of surrender. I am living proof that this is true.

Everything changed

You may have heard me share my personal testimony of the day that everything changed. I’d been a “good” Christian girl most my life, in fact many people looked up to me and my faith. I was part of godly ministries and lived by example in morality and purity and would tell you that I love Jesus. I thought I was good with God. But I was wrong.

About 11 years ago my world turned upside down as I suddenly lost everything I held dear. It was in that broken place that God began to show and tell me that he didn’t really have my heart. And until I gave it to him, I would never be the woman that he’s called me to be.

On that Sunday afternoon, I dropped from the couch, hit my knees to the floor, stretched out my arms and said, “Then Do it Lord. Do whatever you want to do in me. I’m yours.”

Suddenly, like a host of angels were over my left shoulder saying, we have waited your entire life for this.

Are you ready to start living your best life?

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This began the journey of who I am today.

God has since given me this mission to proclaim boldly and to teach others how to surrender all. He shows me that most of the church claim to be Christian like I once did, yet they are living selfish and independent lives. Many Christians do what they want to do and then put God on it, like it’s his will. But really it’s what they want to do.

God tells us in his word that his ways and timing are not ours. So if everything you do is comfortable and pleasing to your flesh then you are living for yourself instead of God. When a person truly surrenders all to the Lord, then there are many times that he will stretch us, call us to sacrifice and to give up our desires for his greater purpose.

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

Living this life of surrender has caused me to wait, press in and to obey even when I don’t understand. It’s nothing that I would do naturally. It’s only because, it’s no longer about me and I completely trust the one that I’m surrendered to.

Jesus is the perfect example of surrendering all. In anguish on his way to the cross, he pleaded with God the Father, to change his mind.

Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” – Luke 22:42

Jesus chose the cross. He loved and trusted his master. He knew he had a greater purpose. Well, God requires us to carry our cross every day.

Do you Trust God?

The reason that most people don’t surrender all, is because they don’t love or trust God like that. They think they would be miserable and miss out. But that is the same lie that the devil has convinced others of since the beginning with Adam and Eve. The lie that God is holding back his best, that he won’t really follow through or give us the desires of our heart.

The truth is that surrender is beautiful. I have fulfillment, purpose, peace and favor that I never had before. Don’t believe the lies.

Those that surrender all are mighty for the kingdom of God and they successfully cancel the assignments of the enemy. God also trusts them with his kingdom business and uses them to change a generation and to make an unerasable mark. The devil knows this so he keeps Christians distracted, broken and convinced that they are in God’s will so that they will never become who they were born to be.

You can live as a powerless, defeated Christian your entire life or you can choose to surrender all and live your best life. The choice is yours.

Tune into this podcast episode, Surrender All:

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Stay Encouraged, Leah

Love always Leah