Summit Surrender!

That’s right, surrender! The only war ever won by first surrendering is the battle we’re in allowing Jesus to lead the way. Paul said in 2 Corinthians 12: 8-10, when he finally admitted that he had weakness, that he could not overcome by himself, that’s when Christ’s power came to rest on him.

So I have to ask myself. “Am I going to let my preconceived ideas get in the way of my surrender and thus affect my Summit experience?” Remember my thinking is what got me in trouble in the first place pre-recovery. Or do I want to open myself up to a new way of doing things being teachable instead of having all the answers?

A good friend of mine who has been in recovery for 17 years came to this realization shortly after he began his recovery process. It was one of his first days in rehab after really being a grump. That’s putting it mildly according to him. A young lady who was fed up with his self-righteous complaining attitude said to him, “Why don’t you, for the first time in your life, be open minded?” Ever since that day he decided to surrender to what became the best way, instead of his way. He became teachable.

I surrender my way of thinking as the best way, because I have not arrived either. I will open myself up to surrendering to be teachable and leave the Summit with new ideas, an invigorated spirit, a fresh desire to reach out to the hurting, a renewed commitment, a longing for a deeper relationship with Christ, and of course, friends that I have yet to meet I will spend eternity with!

Please join with Mary and I, as well as the rest of the National TEAM, as we commit to reaching new heights in our surrender.

Oh, and by the way, I read the end of THE BOOK…WE WIN!! Abundant life is now! See you at the Summit!

Mac