Many believers struggle with discouragement, feeling like the promised "easy yoke" or "abundant life" is elusive. Often, this stems from a fundamental misalignment – asking God to bless our agenda rather than submitting to His and joining where He is already working.

We might focus heavily on Jesus as Savior, but not fully embrace Him as Lord of every area of our lives. This can lead to striving through our own works, rather than resting in and appropriating the completed work of Christ.

This video presents the counter-intuitive truth that true victory in the Christian life comes through surrender. Drawing from E. Stanley Jones, we delve into the idea that the "self-centered self is the disease," and "self-surrender is the only remedy".

Discover that surrender is not passive resignation – a weary giving up based on lack of faith or unbelief. Instead, real surrender is an active, intentional act of entrusting your life, will, and desires to God. It is deeply rooted in love, faith, and hope, motivated by deep trust in God's sovereignty and goodness. It's about aligning your will with God's will and yielding control so that Christ can live fully through you.

Learn how this transformative surrender enables believers to experience renewal and profound spiritual growth, leading to peace, joyful abandonment, and freedom from the burdens of worry and frustration. It allows us to truly apprehend and live out the abundance and identity that is already ours "in Christ".

We also touch on practical aspects of living a surrendered life, including George Mueller's steps for discerning God's will, the importance of cultivating a life of purposeful prayer and intentional offering of our lives and gifts to God, and the distinction between resignation and real surrender.

Whether you are a new believer exploring the meaning of Jesus' Lordship, a seasoned Christian struggling with self-reliance, or someone seeking a deeper intimacy and peace in your faith journey, this message offers profound biblical insights for experiencing the paradoxical victory found in surrender.

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0:33 - Introduction to Victory in Surrender

1:29 - Spiritual Growth Curve & Promised Land Analogy

2:21 - The Battle to Appropriate "In Christ"

3:32 - The Problem of Asking God to Bless Our Agenda

4:25 - Working to Appease vs. Christ's Finished Work

5:37 - Focusing Only on "Savior" Not "Lord"

7:01 - Surrender is Primarily a Trust Issue

9:35 - The Self as the Disease, Self-Surrender as the Remedy

10:13 - Self-Surrender is at the Heart of the Universe

10:42 - Romans

12:1: The Demand is an Offer

12:12 - Ignoring Self-Surrender Inoculates Christianity

22:49 - Resignation vs. Real Surrender

24:31 - Real Surrender is Active, Intentional Trust

28:04 - Surrender Allows Renewal and Spiritual Growth

34:51 - George Mueller's Steps to Ascertain God's Will

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