Good morning, everyone, and welcome back to the Messy Masterpiece Podcast, which had

in Tori. Happy Monday. Happy Monday. Happy Monday. We're excited to kick off this week with you all.

We're picking up on day two of our what doesn't mean to follow Jesus' devotion on the Bible app.

There's a link to that in the description if you want to follow along. And just before we jump in,

I want to give you guys a heads up. We actually had a special guest on our Saturday,

long form episode. We did. It was Michelle Reed, and we talked about all things,

contentment and chaos. And we think it'll really bless you. So definitely make some time to go

listen to that bad boy. And otherwise, we're going to go and jump in. Yeah, let's do it.

I'm going to read the scripture and then Tori is going to read the Devo. The scripture is John 3

verse 30. And it says this, he must become greater and greater. And I must become less and less.

The devotional says more of him less of me. If my life is surrendered to God,

all is well. Let me not grab it back as though it would be in peril in his hand, but would be safer

in mine. Elizabeth Elliott. Surrender. It's a word that many see in a negative light. A

surrender occurs when a person or group has been overpowered. While that's a true definition of

it, there's more to it. To surrender also means to give up completely or agree to forego,

especially in favor of another. When we surrender to Jesus, we have the ability to agree to forego

in favor of his purpose. We get to choose to be a part of his eternal game plan. Jeremiah 29 11 says

that his plans are not harmful, but are good, bring hope and a bright future. But we often hold

on to our agenda as we attempt to follow Jesus. We don't want to surrender because we are convinced

that our limited vision and wisdom exceeds God's boundless and full proof strategy. Our full

surrender to Jesus usually boils down to one question. How much will be required of me?

Well, the answer is simple, everything. In Mark 834 and 35, we read that if we want to be

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