I Give Up - Session 2 - God’s Character Matters
I Give Up • 13m
There is a difference between surrendering to an enemy who wants to dominate you and a father who wants only the best for you. When we surrender to the God who made us, we are bowing our knee to the one who loves us most. Yielding to the leadership of Jesus is not acquiescing to a military power that wants to conquer, but it is embracing the one who wants to lift us up and empower us.
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