Hello friend! In today's issue, we're diving into a topic that's both timeless and profoundly relevant for every Christian: Surrendering to God daily. Living a surrendered life is more than a one-time event; it's an ongoing process, an everyday choice that frees us from the stress of self-reliance and fills us with the peace that comes from trusting God.

🙏 Prayer of the Week

Dear God,

We come to You with open hearts, longing to live a life that is fully surrendered to You. Every day presents new challenges and choices, and sometimes we may find it easier to rely on ourselves instead of trusting in You. Our prayer is for Your guidance in developing a daily habit of surrendering our desires, worries, and plans to You. May we find comfort and strength in aligning our will with Yours.

In Jesus' name, amen.

📖 Weekly Scripture

"Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." - James 4:7 NIV

🔦 Devotional Spotlight

The book of James reminds us that submission to God is a proactive stance against the devil. When we submit or surrender to God, we are not showing weakness; we are demonstrating strength and wisdom by aligning ourselves with the ultimate source of power.

Submitting to God daily isn't a one-time event but an ongoing process. We must perpetually turn away from our self-serving desires to align our lives with God's will. This active surrender opens the door for God's blessings, peace, and divine direction in our lives.

Surrender is also a form of worship. When we let go and choose to align our will with God's, we are acknowledging His sovereignty and declaring our trust in Him. Each day, let us recommit ourselves to this practice, inviting His transformative power to work in and through us.

Additionally, it's important to recognize that surrendering to God daily allows us to enter into a deeper relationship with Him. It creates a space for us to listen, learn, and grow under His guidance. When we make room for God, we find that our perspective shifts, our burdens lighten, and our hearts fill with gratitude. So let's embrace this profound yet simple act of spiritual discipline, trusting that God's plans for us are immeasurably more than we could ever hope or imagine.

📱 Our Bible Reading Plans

In Her True Worth, Maher and Speer reveal what God intended our identity to be in the beginning, how sin corrupted it, how Christ has redeemed it, and how to live securely in that identity.

In this 5-day Bible reading plan, Brittany Maher and Cassandra Speer, remind us that, ultimately, our true worth is found in Him--and that's a life-altering, soul-anchoring truth to live in and live from.

📚 Book Recommendation

• The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren - This book offers insight into God's purposes for us, emphasizing the importance of surrender to fulfill our divine calling.

• Letting Go: Rugged Love for Wayward Souls by Dave Harvey and Paul Gilbert - A valuable read for those struggling with surrender, it offers practical advice for aligning our will with God's.

• The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Timothy Keller offers a thoughtful exploration of the challenges and doubts often associated with faith, aiming to provide a rational foundation for belief in God in the modern world.

💬 Quotes on Surrender

Below are some quotes from our bestselling book, Her True Worth by Brittany Maher & Cassandra Speer.:

1. Surrendering Broken Parts: "Surrendering every broken part of ourselves feels like a mountain of a task that is just too unbearable to take on, so we resist and isolate from him."

2. Submission to Christ: "To submit, you have to resist something else. So in our submission to Christ and his authority: Let’s resist what’s not meant for us to dwell in. Let’s resist the devil and his attempts to draw us back into deception and counterfeit identities."

3. Daily Surrender: "Submitting to the Lordship of Jesus Christ should be a daily event. This is a continual process of putting off the old nature and putting on the new nature. The goal is that every day we look a little more like Christ."

4. Returning to God: "Come back to God, and stay with him. Like the loving father in the story of the prodigal son, our heavenly Father is also watching and waiting for all who have turned away to come back home to him."

5. Self-Reliance: "I had allowed myself to backslide into 'worldly' thought patterns: I can do this on my own. I can guide myself. I know what’s best for me. It’s that place of depending on our own strength, our own understanding, which the Bible cautions us against."

6. Repentance and Change: "I was able to walk away from the toxic mess I was in and repent of my sin. I turned onto the right road and continued with God."

7. God's Unfailing Love: "God’s Word says, 'I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.'"

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"In a world that teaches us to measure our worth by our social media followings, achievements, and striving, Her True Worth gently turns us back to where our identity truly lies: in Jesus. Brittany and Cassandra empower women to remember the source of all hope and encourage us to lay down our idols in exchange for true peace in him."

-Danielle Coke, illustrator, activist, and founder of Oh Happy Dani

🫶 Closing Encouragement

As we wrap up this week's focus on daily surrender to God, let's be mindful of the freedom that comes with it. Surrender is not a sign of defeat but a strategic move that places us in alignment with an all-powerful, all-loving God. Let's commit to making surrender a daily practice, an act of worship, and a pathway to a richer, more fulfilling life with Christ.

Never forget that God gave His Son, Jesus for you. Your value and worth is in Christ. You are worth more than you know.

Much love in Christ,
Brittany Maher

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