Ordinary Faith | Surrendering to God’s Will and Love Resurrection City Church - St. Paul Minnesota

We tend to view maturity as being the opposite of a child—someone who is independent, can make their own decisions and get what they want without help. Someone with willpower and assertiveness is someone we look up to. But at the same time, Christians pray a prayer that says of God, “Your name be hallowed, your kingdom come, your will be done.” The mature Christian, if we take that prayer seriously, is someone who can surrender their will to God because they are surrendered to the love of God.
To be honest, we struggle with this. In this message, Pastor Joel talks about why, what happens when we try to use all our willpower for the purpose of kingdom of self, and why surrendering to God’s love first is the key to surrendering to his will. Come check it out!