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
![Press in, Press through [Dream Again Day 16]](https://www.alifesurrendered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/hide.jpg)
Press in, Press through [Dream Again Day 16]
I must not be very good at series writing, my friends. I keep having these extra words come pouring out, slip in between and trying to find a place. I think I'm still trying to find my place. How is that I can be so certain and feel so strong one day, and the next...
![Faith like a child & dream seeds [Dream Again Day 15]](https://www.alifesurrendered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Faith-Like-a-Child.jpg)
Faith like a child & dream seeds [Dream Again Day 15]
I remember when His love first captured me and His all consuming fire ignited my soul, there was no doubt in my mind or heart that God would do something great with this life. A new babe in Christ and faith like a child -- I believed the preachers when they said if we...
![Despising the shame… [Dream Again Day 14]](https://www.alifesurrendered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/DSC_0572.jpg)
Despising the shame… [Dream Again Day 14]
These words stood out among the rest -- despising the shame. The preacher shared a great many words Sunday, but my heart hung on these three words from Hebrew 12:2 -- despising the shame. The verse is one I think of often, pondering the price for which I was paid,...
Prayers Paul Prayed [Dream Again Day 13]
Powerful are the prayers Paul prayed. As I am reading and re-reading these words and the prayer that Paul prayed, I am praying this for you and for me. Oh, what a wonder it would be to see all of this promise a reality in our life. I ask God, "What will it take? What...
![The truth will set you FREE [Dream Again Day 12]](https://www.alifesurrendered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Free-31-Days-to-Dream-Again-via-Michele-Lyn-alifesurrendered.com_.jpg)
The truth will set you FREE [Dream Again Day 12]
"Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." John 8:32 Oh, to be free friends -- really, truly free. What wonders God can do with our life! Say It Loud: Because I am in Christ and Christ Is in Me I am Completely Accepted The Truth is... I am God's...
![You are His… [Dream Again Day 11]](https://www.alifesurrendered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/My-Beloved.jpg)
You are His… [Dream Again Day 11]
"We hide what we know or feel ourselves to be (which we assume to be unacceptable and unloveable) behind some kind of appearance which we hope will be more pleasing. We hide behind pretty faces which we put on for the benefit of our public. And in time we may even...
![They call me Mama… [Dream Again Day 10]](https://www.alifesurrendered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Whiskers-in-Field.jpg)
They call me Mama… [Dream Again Day 10]
Another detour, perhaps. Let me tell you, friends, they call me Mama. Maybe you know that, and maybe you have the same name or one like it. If you do, then you know with that name comes many other names. Today, I've been wife, cook, housekeeper, nurse, teacher,...
![Wonderfully Made… [Dream Again Day 9]](https://www.alifesurrendered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Psalm-139-14-31-Days-to-Dream-Again-via-Michele-Lyn-alifesurrendered.com_.jpg)
Wonderfully Made… [Dream Again Day 9]
"I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." Psalm 139:14 God did not create you wonderful, so that you should stay hidden. I was in fourth grade, and I still remember it like it was yesterday. My eyes...
![STAND [Dream Again Day 8]](https://www.alifesurrendered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/526649_3834746979519_2074445831_n.jpg)
STAND [Dream Again Day 8]
This message is veering off the course I had already planned. Or perhaps it is right on course. Do you know I’ve been walking forward, courageously afraid, through this dream series? I have had to press in and press through, as we all do at times, when we move forward...