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Sep 25, 2023 18:30pm

Is He Lord of Your Life?

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You can tell me what to do but it doesn’t mean I will.

If I could summarize the theme of my adolescence, this would be the headline.

Authority.

It’s something I’ve struggled with for as long as I can remember. Maybe it started with my sister telling me what to do all the time. That’s what older sisters are for, right? Or my dad’s classic response of ”because I said so” instead of actually telling me why. Whether it was in a relationship, friendship, a job, or in school, in processing every situation, I found myself thinking I would have done it differently. More efficiently. Better. My way became the right way. Control was my friend and my security.

Even in my spiritual life, I was willing to accept Jesus as my Savior. I believed He was the Son of God, I believed God was the creator of all things. I believed Jesus was the only way to Heaven. And I trusted He could save me. But…

Lord?

Surrender?

Let go of my own will for His?

Let Him lead and me follow?

In words, I said it. But deep down, I still could not release my tight grip on the authority of my own life.

I still wanted it my way. I still thought I knew best. I could go to Him with prayers for others, but I could usually work out my own issues.

Or so I thought.

One day, I found myself desperate for security, for guidance, for someone to take over the mess I had made. I was empty, broken and had become numb to the harshness of my actions and the consequences.

But, then Jesus stepped in.

He showed me what His authority looks like over my life. Not condemning, full of unfair rules or chains. But freedom, security, the structure I desired through someone that cared so deeply for me and my well-being that He died for me.

Surrender was the hardest thing to do, but became the most beautiful, freeing gift imaginable.

It didn’t need to be my way anymore. It was always His throne, I just got out of the seat and allowed Him to take His place.

Luke 11:2

“And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.”

We studied through the first part of our model prayer, recognizing God as our Heavenly Father. Now, we move on to the second part of this verse, and in particular, concerning the word kingdom.

This isn’t speaking to a physical place, but rather the word means “right” or “authority” over a kingdom. So, in just this one verse, we have said God is our loving Father who has all authority as Lord.

The second piece of this verse says “Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.” Again, when we pray this, we are recognizing God’s authority as the Lord of heaven. We are surrendering what we want for God’s will. And we are saying, “let that same reign and power that you have in Heaven, be done here where I am, on earth.”

And the beautiful part about all of this is how God chose and still chooses to do this.

He chose us.

People.

We are tools to be used. Not in the way we see best, but how He sees is right.

We don’t get to choose how, when, or where we will be used. We don’t get to decide how long or even what kind of tool we get to be. And that’s the best part!

Because God knows the end result, He sees the masterpiece before it’s ever sculpted. Not us. We can’t see that. But we have the privilege and honor of being a tool in the work of His hands.

We can honor God with our lips declaring Him as Holy, Creator, and Savior, but we honor Him more as we surrender and call Him Lord.

Is He Lord of your life?

Complete control. Where He leads, will you go?

“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.”

How do we know His will?

His Word. The Holy Scriptures. The Bible. Study it, don’t just read it. Don’t use it for your own agenda, but follow the context and see what God has to share with you.