Works-For-Me-Wednesday & WFW

Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
do not depend on your own understanding.
Seek his will in all you do,
and he will show you which path to take.
(Prov 3:5-6 NLT)


Devotions: A Flag of Surrender

We all have many questions about our purpose in life.
And sometimes we long for a personal response from God. Wouldn't it be great if He wrote daily e-mails, or sent us direct messages in Twitter?

There are times that God seems to speak to us directly about a situation—often through a Christian friend. However, so much of God's will for our lives can be gleaned by studying his Word. Today's verse is a reminder that if we trust Him, He will surely reveal which direction He wants us
to go.

This Works For Me

Are you a visual learner too? Lately, I've needed a tangible reminder of my decision to trust and obey the Scriptures. So I taped a fresh white washcloth to an old yardstick as my "flag of surrender." Sounds crazy?

I got the idea from Nancy Leigh DeMoss of Revive Our Hearts. Listen to her opening remarks at a recent women's conference:

"Now, I want you to pull out of your tote, just before we wrap up tonight, in the side pocket you should have one of these. It’s a white hankie, and it says on it, 'Yes, Lord.'

It’s a white hankie. I want you to take them out, and wave it in the air. Okay, you’ve got them. Thank you. Now, wouldn’t it be a beautiful sight to our Heavenly Father, to our Lord Jesus Christ, who’s sitting tonight at the right hand of the throne of God, for them to be able to look down from Heaven on this vast auditorium and to see that each woman throughout this place, throughout this weekend and for the rest of her life, is in her heart waving a white flag of surrender?

You see, it’s one thing to do it outwardly. It’s another thing to say, 'Yes, Lord,' in your heart. And so, I want you to keep these white flags handy throughout the whole weekend. As we sing, as we pray, as we listen to the Word, and as we respond, and some of you, if you come from certain church backgrounds, this is a little challenging for you. You say, I don’t want to be one of those 'charismatics.' Listen, you can keep your hankie in your tote bag if you want.
But I think a lot of us want to keep them out. We want to wave those in the air any time God puts it on your heart to say, 'Yes, Lord, I agree. I’m affirming. I wave this white flag of surrender.' When you do that, you are going to be saying, 'Yes, Lord, that’s the expression of my heart, a visible sign of inward work of God in my heart.'

So keep them handy, and as God prompts your heart to say, 'Yes,' to Him, you wave that."

My Prayer

Father, you call us to respond to your Word from our hearts. Lord, I've been living in__________ (fear? resentment? resistance to You?) I am figuratively waving my white flag of surrender. I relinquish control. I trust You. I want to live a God-centered life. I just want to say, "Yes, Lord," for whatever Your will is for my life this day and by Your grace, every day for the rest of my life. In Jesus' precious name, Amen.


Do you have any tangible faith reminders?


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Photo: portobeseno (Flickr)