Most of the time I like to believe that I have everything figured out. I would like to say that I know what is best for me and I always do what is best for me 100 percent of the time.

If I said this I would be lying. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I am a complete mess. Half of the time I don’t know what day it is. Is it Monday or Friday? I don’t know. I am in a constant state of at work or in class and I am always exhausted.

I have been living life day to day just trying to get by. I have been trying to do things on my own.

Trying things completely on my own often lands me in trouble, but I have a God who always helps me back up when I fall. I have been learning day in and day out that I have to surrender everything to God. I can try and take the reins all I want, but ultimately it is God who is control and I just need to follow His path for me.

I am learning to give God everything because He gave everything for me. I will surrender my time, talents, money, relationships and take up my cross like I am called to do. We don’t have control of everything. It is okay to be a mess, God takes us as we are. All we have to do is surrender and we will then endure the fruit of the spirit.

Galatians 5:22-23
²² But the fruitof the Spirit is love,joy, peace,forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,²³ gentleness and self-control.Against such things there is no law.

Surrender isn't easy, but it is so worth it to live in God's love and grace. Take the time to sit and listen to the message that God is speaking into your life. Are there things in your life that you haven't fully surrendered to God? What is it that's holding you back from being who God has called you to be? Is it your friends? Your job? Your pride? God wants you - all of you - and I promise that it is worth it.

Philippians 3:8
"Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ."

Everything compared to Jesus, is garbage. He laid down his life for us, no let’s live our lives for him.