A Life Surrendered
The start of this blog in 2011, which I named A Life Surrendered, was a response to God asking me to open up about the things I was learning as a wife and mama following God—the good and the bad, the ugly and the beautiful. He used Matthew 5:14-16 in the Message translation to call me out. The lines that urged me on and continue to urge me on are, “Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you’ll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.”
It is my hope, as I share openly and honestly about the things I’ve struggled with, the things I’ve overcome, and the things I still have yet to overcome, that you would come to know the nature and heart of God. You don’t have to fear losing the loving of God when the process of transformation gets long and messy. There’s nothing you can do or not do that will cause God to ever stop pursuing you. He will not stop trying to get your attention, and you always have His.
Articles
![Mamas can dream… [Dream Again Day 24]](https://www.alifesurrendered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Mamas-can-dream1.jpg)
Mamas can dream… [Dream Again Day 24]
Motherhood is work fit for the Kingdom. The work you do as a mama IS work worthy of the Kingdom of God. Mama, your labor is important to God's plan for the earth. Motherhood doesn’t steal your dreams, it refines them and then enlarges them. I want to make sure you...
![Through disappointment…[Dream Again Day 23]](https://www.alifesurrendered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Hope-B.jpg)
Through disappointment…[Dream Again Day 23]
Disappointment, the dictionary defines as a miscarriage of design or plan; a defeat or failure of expectation, hope, wish, desire or intention; the feeling of sorrow caused by the nonfulfillment of one's hopes or expectations. I just know it stings, and its poison can...
![We don’t have to do it alone… [Dream Again Day 22]](https://www.alifesurrendered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Dream-Team2.jpg)
We don’t have to do it alone… [Dream Again Day 22]
Toddler Baby Girl was struggling and frustrated and complaining. I could hear her over the sound of the water running in the sink where I was washing dishes. "What's wrong, baby?" I inquired as I dried my hands and made my way over to see her. She had one of those...
![In the waiting… [Dream Again Day 21]](https://www.alifesurrendered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Wait.jpg)
In the waiting… [Dream Again Day 21]
Even in the dormancy and darkness of the seemingly unfruitful winter season in our life, we can rest assured that the Lord is doing a work, deeply and gently within to prepare us for the next season He has planned for us -- working all things together for good for...
![Prayer, Worship, Surrender [Dream Again Day 20]](https://www.alifesurrendered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/isurrender2.jpg)
Prayer, Worship, Surrender [Dream Again Day 20]
The most beautiful worship is when it becomes yours to God. And this song has become mine to Him. Perhaps it could be yours, too? Will you listen to the song and offer it as a prayer? Click here. I Surrender by Kim Walker, Jesus Culture There is no love Sweeter than...
![Search me, O God [Dream Again Day 19]](https://www.alifesurrendered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Search-me.jpg)
Search me, O God [Dream Again Day 19]
Search me, O God, and know my heart. Try me and know my thoughts. And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24 EVS "Living full in Christ requires bent knees, bowed heads, humble hearts–confession. And in return He...
![My Identity Crisis [Dream Again Day 18]](https://www.alifesurrendered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Perfect2.jpg)
My Identity Crisis [Dream Again Day 18]
"After crossing the Waters I thought my Dream was just around the corner. Instead, I found a Wasteland...but the Wasteland in anything but a waste. It is an invaluable season of preparation. It is the place where God transforms you into the person who can do your...
CHERISHED [Five Minute Friday]
Today, I am so grateful to be joining Lisa Jo and this courageous community of writers who bare open their souls to share raw and true what pours from their hearts through their fingers, writing for just 5 minutes, after reading the word prompt. Today the word...
![Surrender [Dream Again Day 17]](https://www.alifesurrendered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/death2.jpg)
Surrender [Dream Again Day 17]
Oh, friends, I feel as if I am only touching the tip of the ice-berg in sharing this part of the story, the part where dream-seeds must die. And this is all part of the dream process -- surrender. This is when the true work of refinement and transformation begins. My...