What Surrender Is Not

Surrender is not a bargaining tool we use to get what we want from God;surrender is giving ourselves to Him.Surrender is not conditional;it is a commitment to serve God no matter what;whether we get the job done or not.Surrender is choosing to be content with whatever God allows.Surrender is to God alone,not to do what God can do and not  what we expect God to do.
Surrender is not impatiently waiting for God to deliver the results we demand.Instead,it is being satisfied with the results He gives;it means content with God and the blessings of His Kingdom.God does promise to answer prayer,but if we start orchestrating our own answers when God does not respond in our way or in our time,we have not surrendered.God calls us to surrender to Him;He will not surrender to us.
In the Christian life daily surrender is necessary because we have a dual nature-the new nature God gives when we trust Christ as Savior,and the old,sin-inclined nature that resists submission to God's commands.In short,surrender means to obey Him.