How to Completely Surrender Your Will to God

To completely surrender your will to God, you must exercise your power of choice to yield your will, heart, and entire being to His control, which involves a daily, active enlistment of all your faculties in His service Joshua 24:157MR 164.2+1.

Understanding the Nature of Surrender

• A Decisive Act of the Will: Surrender is not a matter of feeling or impulse, but a decision of the will, which is the governing power in human natureGCB February 17, 1895, page 187.6.

• Beyond Spiritual Ecstasy: True holiness is not found in rapture or extraordinary circumstances, but in the entire surrender of the will to God and living by His every wordChS 235.5+1.

• A Continuous Process: Surrender is the work of a lifetime; as we grow in our understanding of God's character, we learn to submit our plans and purposes more fully to HimGCB December 1895, page 607.4+1.

Practical Steps to Yield Your Will

• Exercise the Power of Choice: You must decide to obey God’s voice and listen to His counsel, choosing this day whom you will serve Joshua 24:15GCB December 1895, page 607.4.

• Put Your Will on the Side of Faith: While you cannot control your emotions, you can control your will; when you yield it to Christ, He takes possession and works in you to do His good pleasure Philippians 2:13GCB February 17, 1895, page 187.6+1.

• Strive and Agonize: Entering the narrow way requires more than just seeking; it requires an "agonizing" effort where every fiber of the being is devoted to God’s glory Luke 13:24GCB December 1895, page 607.4+1.

• Dying to Self: Complete surrender means the crucifixion of self and the renouncing of self-confidence, self-boasting, and worldly idolsST August 24, 1891, par. 3+2.

• Accepting the Yoke and Cross: Lifting the cross daily is a symbol of giving up your own will to follow Christ’s footsteps, even when it opposes your natural inclinations Luke 9:235BC 1090.8+1.

The Role of Prayer and Faith

• Constant Communication: Connect yourself to Christ through earnest prayer and communion with heaven to gather power to resist evilGW 511.1+2.

• Walking by Faith, Not Feeling: You must often walk by faith and trust God in darkness as well as in the light, relying on His love with unquestioning confidenceChS 235.5+2.

• Opening the Heart: Individually open your heart to Jesus so that the Holy Spirit may mold and fashion you anew in the divine imageGCB April 2, 1903, par. 4+1.

The Results of Full Consecration 🌿

• Spiritual Rest and Peace: Surrendering your will brings a "sweet happiness," contentment, and the rest that all the world is seeking8MR 332.3+2.

• Divine Assistance: When you make an entire surrender, God provides divine aid for every emergency and strengthens you through His Holy SpiritCCh 99.1+2.

• Transformation of Character: As the human instrument submits, the life is hid with Christ in God, leading to a transformation of mind where passions and appetites are brought into subjection Romans 6:22GCB February 17, 1895, page 187.6+1.

• Understanding of Truth: Those who give themselves fully to the Lord will understand His doctrine and have their spiritual discernment quickened John 7:17WM 143.1+2.

A Prayer of Surrender

You can choose to pray: "Lord, I desire to make an entire surrender to Thee; I give up my will, my way, and my course of action to accept Thy counsel"GCB April 2, 1903, par. 4. By making this full deposit with the Lord, you will find a peaceful confidence that He is able to keep that which you have committed unto HimPTUK May 24, 1894, page 321.10.