Submit and Resist

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

James 4:7

In life, we are assured of tests and temptations and will experience frustration and misfortune; however, the challenge for every believer in Christ is to stand in faith, trusting and believing that God will take care of the things that are out of our control… This passage, taken from the book of James, instructs us on how to overcome the storms and obstacles that plague our lives. To be victorious and be taken to another level in Christ, the first thing we must do is to submit ourselves to God, the word submit means to present or offer and this declares to us that if we want to be successful in life and be happy in this world, we must present our bodies to the Lord, we must offer our time, gifts and resources to the Most High God. To submit, you must humble yourself, you must surrender all; you must completely turn your life over into the hands of God… Understand today that submission requires admission… You must admit that you're not perfect, that you can’t make it on your own, and that you need the Lord to intervene in your life and guide you… You must acknowledge that without Him, you are nothing, you will be nothing, and hell awaits your arrival… Today, let us understand that to inherit eternal life, to receive the precious promises of God, to find peace and happiness, we MUST submit TOTALLY to Him… Some doors will be opened and some alterations to your life will be made when and only if you submit to the Lord… 

ALL FOR HIS GLORY!