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Food For Thought
~A Contract With God~
6:17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. 6:18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
Surrender isn't just the best way to live - it's the only way! Nothing else works. All other approaches lead to frustration, disappointment, and self-destruction. The Bible calls surrender, "your reasonable service" (Romans 12:1). Your wisest moments will be those when you say 'yes' to God. Sometimes it takes years, but eventually you discover that the greatest hindrance to God's blessing - is you! You cannot fulfill God's purposes for your life while focusing exclusively on your own plans. If God's going to do His deepest work in you, it'll begin with surrender. So give it all to God: your past regrets, your present problems, your future ambitions, your fears, dreams, weaknesses, habits, hurts and hang-ups. Put Jesus in the driver's seat - and take your hands off the wheel. Don't be afraid; nothing under His control can ever be out of control. Mastered by Christ, you can handle anything. One of the greatest Christian leaders of the 20th Century is Bill Bright, founder of Campus Crusade. Through the Four Spiritual Laws tract and the Jesus film (seen by over 4 billion), over 150 million people have been won to Christ. When asked why God used him so much, Bill replied: "When I was a young man I made a contract with God. I literally wrote it out and signed my name at the bottom. It said, 'From this day forward I am a slave of Jesus Christ.'" Think maybe you need a contract with God, too? Think about it…
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