Dr. Charles Stanley -- Living the Extraordinary Life --Complete Surrender to God Brings Complete Life
"Fulfillment is the result of God's presence living within you through His indwelling Holy Spirit (via faith in Jesus Christ).But how do you reach a point of true fulfillment?
First, you must realize that fulfillment is not a matter of position or power. It is a matter of loving God and allowing Him to love you. All you need in order to be fulfilled is Jesus Christ living within you. Faith is the only way we can do this.
Fulfillment comes only when you decide to love God and give Him all of yourself.
When we surrender ourselves to God, we exchange our thoughts, feelings, and desires for new ones. Those who have never discovered the wondrous joy that comes from loving and serving God (Jesus Christ) have yet to experience His eternal fulfillment."
[Matthew 16:24-26]
"If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?"
Complete surrender to God is the only way He Brings Completeness to your Life!
When our lives and hearts are focused on Jesus Christ, we will then discover His purpose for our life.
Faith provides the fading of our fear, uncertainty, and lack of satisfaction; Faith removes the dead branches in our life. Faith fortifies a loving trust in Jesus Christ that produces hope, joy, and peace beyond the circumstances and conditions of our everyday life.
So we'll end on this ... "Often people become entrapped by the question, What does God want me to do? His Word says,
"Trust in the Lord with all you heart and do not lean on your own understanding, but in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight" (Proverbs 3:5-6)
When you commit your way to God, He will place you in the position He wants you to occupy.
Once you have experienced God's goodness, you will never want to return to a life of striving and self -effort. You will want to know more about your Savior and how your life can more effectively reflect His love and grace to others.True Fulfillment comes through complete surrender to God -- For Complete Life is found in Trusting in His love and care over your life. True Fulfillment is found only in Jesus Christ and allowing him to live in you, with you, and for you.
"With man this is impossible, but With God all things are Possible" {Matthew 19:26}
Will you surrender your life over to Him today and receive the peace, joy, hope, love, and life that God has prepared for you? What's holding you back?
My prayer is that you'll let go ... for the day I "let go" of me and allowed Jesus Christ to come into my heart and live through me, was the day I discovered the ultimate fulfillment of my life ... and Nothing will ever compare to the love I have in this relationship with my God and Savior -- Jesus Christ.
May God Bless You Always :)
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