In Touch, the teaching ministry of Dr. Charles Stanley.

Next on In Touch, living a surrendered life.

As best you know your heart, are you fully surrendered to Jesus Jesus Christ who is not only your Savior but your Lord?

Can you say, yes, I'm surrendered to the Lord?

Or would you, like most people, have to say, well, now back yonder, I can tell you when

I got saved.

Well, we're not talking about salvation.

We're talking about living a surrendered life,

a life that's willing to be honest and open,

willing to believe the Word of God,

willing to honestly and truly acknowledge

that when Jesus went to the cross, he took all of our sin,

dead and full, willing to acknowledge that God has a will for all of our lives, and willing to acknowledge

that God has the right to expect us to say, I surrender.

You see, that phrase, I surrender, is demanding.

It requires something.

It's one thing to say it to somebody.

But to say it to God, I surrender.

I surrender what?

I surrender myself. All that I am, all that I have. Lord,

I surrender everything. Listen carefully. That's what he's listening for. That's what he is expecting.

That's what he died for. That's his perfect will for all of us to be able to say Lord I surrender what do

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