Comments on: Memories Made More

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:37:09 +0000

Agreed. I am not wanting to split hairs here with you, but I would just add one more thing. For me, the act of surrendering to God is easy. Perhaps it is the choice to surrender that people find difficult. Granted, probably two sides of the same coin, they go hand in hand, but it’s the choice that comes with more difficulty. Once the choice is made, it’s pretty easy to let go and let God. And I can tell you from experience that it does indeed become easier with practice!

By: Joshua

Joshua — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:19:44 +0000

It is true that it is man that sins and not Satan. It’s a funny paradox for a destroyed enemy to still have fight in him. I think my main point was that surrender by in large, should become easier with time. Yes, there are new things to surrender, perhaps, but the form is always the same. Surrender is surrender no matter how you look at it. With each new day that comes, there is one more ‘old’ day that can be used to reinforce that trust and faith, so surrender one day as a time shouldn’t get harder as the faith and trust builds steadily. I was also trying to explain why it could be hard for christians to surrender, after all, the point of salvation is a point of surrender. Yes, it is always difficult for a race prone to be proud and selfish to give up their rights, but if it’s done daily, it should become a habit, made routine. Therefore, I proposed that the reason it is hard now is because people have neglected to do it daily, so it becomes a big thing when God puts a finger on one thing that He wants control of, which by the way, means that the person isn’t surrendered in the first place.

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By: bekahcubed

bekahcubed — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:47:51 +0000

Ah, Lifepacs–the good old days.

But yes, surrender is certainly a daily practice–one that you’d think would become easier over time. I think though that we find new things in our hearts to hold on to. Yesterday’s surrender was one thing, but today’s requires new faith, new trust. It’s constantly putting ourselves back into God’s hands.

By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:16:32 +0000

Well put. The most prominent thought I have from reading this entry is something I ask people to ponder. Consider the possibility that the only weapon evil has to wield is one’s own mind. I have a theory that satan does nothing more than use our own frailties, insecurities, and faithless moments to trick us into sinning and trespassing against others. satan does not perpetrate evil upon man, man does. More precisely, the man who refuses to surrender to God inevitably perpetuates evil in some way and ends up pleasing the wrong master. Interesting…..