Submission: We always attribute negativity to this word. In fact, it is a command completely. It's not about your ideas or opinions on submitting, but it is about a general yet specific calling. Ephesians 5:21 tells us to "submit to one another out of reverence for Christ."
America is about ambition and about drive... not about submission and humility. The world tells us to push so hard to win and to push people out of the way if we have to. God tells us different - He says to put your own agenda aside and put your neighbor before yourself. Serve them and you will be served. It seems impossible to imagine a life lived without thinking about yourself for once. Prime example: Jesus Christ. His full and utter submission to first God and then people made Him the true Messiah. Submitting is not so much about giving something up as it is about gaining everything.
Submit to God, your life... gain a kingdom. Submit to people, your service... gain a friend. The world would call us weak or wimpy for laying down our lives, but God has shown us that it is the ultimate representation of love and sacrifice. The ultimate representation of grace.
.kristen.
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