A Prayer of Surrender

“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gently and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30Heavenly Father,Your Word tells me to come, so I come. The burdens of this life, the stress, chaos and noise of my days have made me weary. I’m tired, I’m broken, and I am in desperate need of the rest you offer. I’m in need of your grace. People have disappointed me, devastation has overwhelmed me, and my heart aches for healing.So, I come.I lay down my pride that has kept me from admitting my need for you. I turn from every distraction that would seek to keep me from embracing you, and I come. I don’t feel that I have much to bring, but I come. What I do offer are the broken pieces of my heart – the hurt, shame, regret, bitterness, doubt…I’m laying it all down at your feet now. My “yoke” is heavy, but you tell me that yours is light.So, I come.I long to know your gentleness and to become acquainted with your loving heart. I'm done praying "how, why, and when". Now, the cry of my heart is "what do you want me to learn from this?"So, I come.Surrender is quite possibly the most difficult act of obedience, but it is possible because you ask me to do it. You ask me to offer you my broken pieces so that you can make much out of my little. You take great delight in making something beautiful out of my brokenness. True surrender is what you desire.So, I come. I’ll exchange my heavy burden for your light one. I’ll let go of all that I’ve clung to, all that I’ve relied upon, all of my own understanding and self-sufficiency, and I’ll come to you and find my rest. You say to me, “Child, come rest in me.”So, I come. May my offering of surrender be as worship unto you.In Jesus’ name,Amen 1. What is your first response to God’s invitation to you to “Come and find your rest in Him”?2. As I’ve done above, journal your own prayer of surrender to the Lord using Matthew 11:28-30. Pray God’s Word.