J. Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) noted that “The real secret of an unsatisfied life lies too often in an unsurrendered will.” Well, there it is: Believers are called to an uncompromising surrender of the will — period! All true followers of Christ eventually come to points of what might be called a crisis of the faith — an encounter with the Lord where we face a decision that must be made: “My will or His will be done.” Should we choose a path other than the one the Lord has for us the result will be “an unsatisfied life” — a life that lacks the confidence that we are safely abiding in the will of God; that we are in the center of His will, directed and protected by His very Presence.
I’m sure some of you have been there; some are there as you read these lines. If this is you, the consolation for complete surrender is God’s unfailing promise: “…No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly.” (Psalm 84:11)
