Surrendering to God seems easy, in theory. The words sound pretty and the concept seems honorable and it makes us looks good to others. We can say, "I've surrendered all of my problems to God." This statement might make us seem open and pious, but does it really work that way?
Truly surrendering to God is not always easy. It can be an agonizing process of breaking down the ego and admitting that we don't have all the answers.
And what does it mean to truly surrender to God anyway?
Surrender is reaching inside of ourselves to bring the Light of God into those dark places, the ones that are deeply hidden away from the rest of the world. Surrender is showing God our guilt, shame, ugliness and mistakes. It is admitting to God that not every part of ourselves is love and that not every thought in our mind is pleasant. Surrender is letting God see Who We Are all the way through and allowing God to cleanse us with warmth and Light.
Surrender is allowing God to take over a situation and committing to avoid complaint about the result.
True surrender can be quite scary! We don't know the outcome and we cannot predict where we will end up. Yet there is massive beauty here too. It is like throwing ourselves into a river and trusting that the rushing waters will somehow know us and take care of our well-being. Trusting God is also loving God. It is the ultimate love for God. This is because God is our Co-Creator. God is our best friend. God knows our soul and ignores the ego-mind that just wants to fight and be right all the time. Surrendering to God is admitting that we don't have all the answers and don't know the solutions and are asking for our Friend to step in and remind us that we are human.
Surrendering to God is Love. And Love is what is scary. This is because True Love is not passive. It is highly potent and calls us powerfully into action. Love is action. Love is movement. Love is speaking up for the weak and having compassion for the guilt, shame, ugliness and mistakes. Love is accepting the truth. Love is reaching out and making contact with the world and offering only good and peace. Love is stepping out of our comfort zone and being of service to others. Love is creating an environment around us that is strong and healthy. Love is making a contribution to the world... and most of us are too lazy to do this. And this is why surrender can be scary, because it requires more of us than we are used to giving.
