When I started Blueprint, I never thought that helping others find their purpose, community, and the support they needed would lead to one simple formula. How does what seem like such a journey and travail get unlocked in a single moment? During worship recently, the Lord revealed it to me that all over again, the answer is found in your Surrender! If you keep your life, you will lose it; if you lose your life, you will find it, said Jesus. So, there is so there it is the formula! What I feared the most- now was the answer which is giving up control. Surrendering creative control, the design of my life was the ultimate answer. I wanted so much to be in the driver’s seat. Our ego’s want to take control, take the crown, get the glory, we want to be able to say I did it. But in that state, we are in a fragile place. We run the risk of connecting our achievements to our worth. We step out of our identity and the risk is high. If we succeed then we are impressed, but if we fail, we perceive ourselves as incompetent and defective. We are devastated and disappointed by the cycle of negative thoughts and the feelings of discouragement cycle around. When we place the burden of Christ to design our lives to help us in our goals then the success or our defeat is on Him. We in fact get to be the vessel along for the ride. We get to enjoy the glory but not take the glory. We get to experience the down moments and the negative outcomes, we do not have to take on and make those negative outcomes our identity. All of it belongs to Christ. The ups and the downs. And our identity remains intact: his beloved. Imagine yourself as the shiny new car on cruise control. Our father God has our destination all mapped out, Holy Spirit is our personal GPS and your bff Jesus in the passenger side. He is healing you, keeping you and giving you the confidence and peace to move forward.
All you have to do is keep your hands on the steering wheel, pay attention, and experience the ride! God wants you to partner with him on the journey. He wants you to surrender yourself to all the experiences he wants to give. With courage, strength, and maybe even tears surrender what you believed it would be and how you imagined it would look. Lay down your timeline and release the outcome. You’ve prayed your desires—now let them rest in His hands. Give Him creative control. Losing your grip on your desires and your future and receive the blueprint that God has for you let him be a part of the story. Give him room to blow your mind and to show up in the relationship the way he wants to Who wouldn’t want a friend who takes your hopes and elevates them beyond what you imagined? So how do you do that? You start by doing the next right thing. You keep praying but allowing him to do what he wants. You serve in your community workplace and in your church. Most importantly you obey and submit to his instruction daily as his Beloved.
Prayer: dear Lord forgive me for trying to hold on to my life I’ve been wanting I’ve been wanting I’ve been operating and I’ve been I’ve been wanting to be in control and I’m sorry about that I released my dreams desires and my efforts to make things happen I’ve been going too hard for too long and I may I may have messed some things along the way help me just slow down I give you back control and lordship over my life I need you Lord and I am sorry help me to follow you your voice to do what you say to do what you say to help me know that when you do it will only be good I Surrender now I receive your goodness and your plan you will be done I love you Lord thank you Jesus in Jesus mighty need me mad
Surrender it’s the blueprint to Blossom!
xoxoxo
Bobbie