I Will Yield

It’s really all about control. Why can’t we get along together? Why do we have trouble in our marriages, with our children, at our jobs? Why don’t we just follow Jesus and let him be the Lord of our lives? There are so many things that stand in the way: pride, selfishness, a lack of faith. In the end, however, it usually boils to control. We just can’t let go of life, just can’t trust the big things to someone else ... even God, the creator of the universe. Yet, life could be so much better if we were willing to relinquish a little more authority to Him who is so worthy of it. In fact, life can never reach its full potential so long as we continue to clutch it too tightly. God clearly has a plan for us, and usually He is the only one who knows that plan. When we shut Him out and carry on with our own plans, it always winds up as a compromise. The Lord is looking for men and women who are willing to trust Him with their lives. If we will simply make Him Lord and assume the role of servants, He can do amazing things with us. But first, we must yield to His authority. Once we do so, we open the door a lifetime of potential, perhaps even an eternity of potential. The most difficult thing is simply letting go because it often takes more strength, more courage and more faith to yield. Just let it go, and see what God can do. You won’t be disappointed.

I Will Yield
(A Servant's Hymn)
Not my strength
Not my might
Not my power
Or my rights
I concede, at last, I do
I will yield, Lord, unto You
I will yield, oh Lord
I will yield to Thee
I will yield, oh Lord
On a bended knee
I will yield, oh Lord
To Your will for me
I will yield, oh Lord
And Your servant be
By Frank Carpenter ©