Copyright @ Sarahefrazer.com By the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Romans 12:1 O Lord, help me learn to daily surrender. Let me surrender myself to you today. I pray I will be more yours as the days go on. Help me run to your love, knowing when I give up myself I am finding abundance in You! Amen. When I was eight years old, I surrendered my life to God, and I asked Jesus to be my Savior. I was baptized later that summer. When I was thirteen, I threw a stick in the fire at camp. Three years later, I surrendered again. As a sixteen-year-old girl, I dreamed about the mission field that God would call me to. Fast forward to my mid-thirties and I find myself still needing to surrender…… So how do we do this daily surrender? Let’s read Romans 12:1-8. SURRENDER IS….. A CHOICE. Romans 12:1-2 says we are to present our bodies a _____________________. How are we to be “transformed”? By the renewing of our ___________________. Surrender is a matter of the mind, not just a spiritual “feeling.” Surrender is about a constant renewal of the mind. TO SOMEONE, NOT LOSING YOURSELF. According to Romans 12:1 who are we to present ourselves to? “Present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to ____________” (ESV). When we surrender, it isn’t losing a part of ourselves, it is finding God. I love how Job 11:13 describes surrender. “If you would direct your heart right nd spread out your ______________ to Him.” We are not letting go, but an opening of our hands to receive - GOD! A WORSHIP SERVICE IN YOUR LIVING ROOM. How is this sacrifice described? “Present your bodies as a living sacrifice….which is your ____________________________________. Some translations say it is our “spiritual worship” or “reasonable worship.” Everyday we have a choice to surrender our lives. It is here we find ourselves more surrendered to God. In the everyday matters we can surrender. In the ordinary moments, when no one is watching. No matter where God has placed us, we can surrender as an act of worship to Him. Little by little; over and over again we give our lives to Jesus. We sometimes have to learn to let go over time. But each day we run into His open arms, we are learning daily surrender. The result of surrender is a life of service. Read Romans 12:3-8. Describe the type of service a surrendered life can have: _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

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Daily Surrender

By the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy andacceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Romans 12:1

O Lord, help me learn to daily surrender. Let me surrender myself to you today. I pray I will be more yours as the daysgo on. Help me run to your love, knowing when I give up myself I am finding abundance in You! Amen.

When I was eight years old, I surrendered my life to God, and I asked Jesus to be my Savior. I wasbaptized later that summer. When I was thirteen, I threw a stick in the fire at camp. Three yearslater, I surrendered again. As a sixteen-year-old girl, I dreamed about the mission field that Godwould call me to. Fast forward to my mid-thirties and I find myself still needing to surrender……

So how do we do this daily surrender? Let’s read Romans 12:1-8.

SURRENDER IS…..

A CHOICE.Romans 12:1-2 says we are to present our bodies a _____________________. How are we to be“transformed”? By the renewing of our ___________________. Surrender is a matter of themind, not just a spiritual “feeling.” Surrender is about a constant renewal of the mind.

TO SOMEONE, NOT LOSING YOURSELF.According to Romans 12:1 who are we to present ourselves to? “Present your bodies as a livingsacrifice, holy and acceptable to ____________” (ESV). When we surrender, it isn’t losing apart of ourselves, it is finding God. I love how Job 11:13 describes surrender. “If you would direct yourheart right nd spread out your ______________ to Him.” We are not letting go, but an openingof our hands to receive - GOD!

A WORSHIP SERVICE IN YOUR LIVING ROOM.How is this sacrifice described? “Present your bodies as a living sacrifice….which is your____________________________________. Some translations say it is our “spiritualworship” or “reasonable worship.” Everyday we have a choice to surrender our lives. It is here wefind ourselves more surrendered to God. In the everyday matters we can surrender. In the ordinarymoments, when no one is watching. No matter where God has placed us, we can surrender as anact of worship to Him.

Little by little; over and over again we give our lives to Jesus. We sometimes have to learn to letgo over time. But each day we run into His open arms, we are learning daily surrender. The resultof surrender is a life of service. Read Romans 12:3-8. Describe the type of service a surrendered lifecan have: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________