"Therefore, submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners and purify your hearts you double-minded." James 4:7-8 CSB
You can do this! There are things in your life that you know you have to give up. You may think it's impossible to do so, but it's not, God has provided the way. Before Jesus came, there was a great chasm between man and God. It was impossible to reach Him. But God sent Jesus to bridge that gap and when James says, 'Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you', he is actually saying, 'Come, the way to Me is open, come on through'. God wouldn't call you if there wasn't a way.
Doing this, is called, 'Surrender'. E. Stanley-Jones wrote, 'Surrender to Christ or you surrender to chaos.' Think about that chaos for a moment. The devil causes confusion; some days he causes so much chaos in your life that you don't know what to do. Would Jesus cause you chaos? No, I don't think He would, so straightaway, you know who the culprit is - Satan. Therefore, surrender is essential for peace of mind and survival.
Be honest and ask yourself, what is preventing you from drawing near to God and remaining there? What do you need to surrender to Him? Psalm 37:4 says, 'Take delight in the LORD, and He will give you your heart's desires.' Commenting on this verse, Jesse Duplantis said, 'Your greatest weakness will stop your greatest desire'. You can see that perhaps your weakness in a particular area, is choking the greatest desire of your life. God wants to bless you but, there may be a need to surrender to Your friend Jesus, who is longing to bless you.
Imagine being in a dark tunnel. Jesus wants you to be the light in that tunnel. He longs for you to fill the darkness around you with His light. To do this, you need to draw near to Him and allow Him to draw near to you. You can do this
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