"Surrender does not equate to lack of faith or giving up

As I walk a journey with my husband of back injury, surgery and a possible second surgery; I realize that surrender does not equate to lack of faith. He asked me the other day, “Do you think it’s wrong for me to be okay with having another surgery?” My answer to that surprised me, “No, I think it’s God’s peace.”

See, I come from a previous line of thinking that if we just have enough faith…….

I don’t believe that way anymore. God never promised us non-existence of pain, but He said that His grace is sufficient in the midst of the pain or hard circumstances. (2 Corinthians 12:9 But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.)

Faith is not waiting and waiting and waiting for something to happen supernaturally or happen AT ALL, but believing God to be God. Yes, sometimes God does heal or deliver us from circumstances supernaturally, but sometimes God uses the process of walking it out to help mold us and grow our faith and trust in Him. You hear many people talk about how “such and such” is the best thing that ever happened to them. Now, I don’t think they would have asked for “such and such” (or back surgery) and I am sure, given our choice, we would choose supernatural healing or deliverance, but the fact is; sometimes, the journey is the healing and deliverance…..we gain so much more from the Lord when we journey with Him through the process.

So, I encourage you to embrace surrender; that is where the peace is. Don’t believe the lie of the enemy to say that your faith is weak because you chose to surrender to the process….it just means you’re trusting your Daddy to take care of things and knowing that His path is the best path for you.