Does Surrender mean to Give Up?

Giving up, gets a bad rap.  There are many things in life we will eventually give up.  As children, we give up drinking from a bottle, and the training wheels on our bicycle.  As we get older, we may give up a bad habit, or our freedom, and a full night’s sleep, while building a family.  We can give up a negative thought pattern, or a relationship, which is not for our highest good.  Giving up sometimes seems like it would be a negative thing to do, but it can be a positive next step in our life. 

We all have dreams, goals, and deep desires within our heart, that no matter how much we work towards them, seem to elude us.  We hope, we pray, we even try to “make” them happen.  A year goes by, another, and another, and nothing.  No result.  We are left feeling ignored, not good enough, unsupported, and discouraged.  Should we give up?  No way!  However, I do believe there is another action required, to see results.  Surrender.  Surrender, by definition, means to yield to the power, control, or possession of another upon demand.    

I believe there is an order to our lives, a destiny set to unfold for us, orchestrated by a power much bigger than we are.  It is important to remember, that yes, of course we should do all we can that is within our own power, to work towards every dream we have.  Maybe that means to study more, learn a new skill, exercise more, look for a new job, opening up to meeting new people, move, or make any change necessary, in order to be the very best version of ourselves we can be.
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It is after, we have done all that we can do, that we must close our eyes, and pray to that power much greater than us.  There is a bigger picture happening, that we cannot see.  We must have patience, faith, and trust, that all the pieces to our destiny, need to be in just the right place, for it to unfold for our highest good, and the highest good of everyone involved.  I truly believe that surrender and faith, go hand in hand.  With surrender and faith, we can finally reach a place of peace while we wait.  The struggle ends.  And just like nature, turns the seed into the flower, in perfect divine timing, without being rushed, we know, we are not forgotten, every prayer is heard, and we will watch our dreams flourish right before our eyes.
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