Quotes about Submission

We are free when, and only when, we allow Him to be in control.

Bow down to him, for he is your lord. Psalm 45:11

I will look favorably on this kind of person: one who is humble, submissive in spirit, and who trembles at My word. Isaiah 66:2

Who are you— anyone who talks back to God? Romans 9:20

God surpasses our dreams when we reach past our personal plans and agendas to grab the hand of Christ and walk the path He has chosen for us.

All the reasons which require the subjection of a believer to the brethren of a particular church, require his subjection to all his brethren in the Lord.

Then there's the third way proffered by the Lord of Discipline, which is beyond both hierarchy and territory. That is to do the work and give it to Him. Do it as an offering to God.   Give the act to me. Purged of hope and ego

Praying is not telling God what to do. It's trusting that God knows what to do.

Prayer is not telling God what to do. Prayer is partnering with God to see that His will is done. You don't have to fully understand what God's will is in order to pray that His will be done.

So while God gives the husband a position of leadership in relationship to his wife, He also requires the price of self-sacrifice from him. The

Lord, show me anything in me that is not right in Your eyes so I can confess it before You, because I choose to live Your way." P

Lord I submit my body to You. Help me to be disciplined in the way I care for it. Help me to choose health-filled and life-giving foods and be able to resist eating what I should not have. Enable me to make the right choices with regard to what I eat.