03-05-17 Kevin Goins The Discipline of Surrender

“The Discipline of Surrender”  Philippians 4:10-19 (4:10-12)
Most human beings feel a need to exert as much control over their life as possible. That’s putting it in a positive way. We could also say most human beings just have to get their way or they become very disagreeable. The Bible, however, says that to follow God we must surrender control of our life to him. Making the decision to give God control each day is what we refer to as the discipline of surrender. But what does it mean to practice the discipline of surrender and how can we live a surrendered life? That is the issue Paul focuses on in the closing of his letter to the Philippians. What does this text teach us about surrender?
I First, surrender is for ___________________ (4:11).

II Second, we can’t practice the discipline of surrender until we are willing to accept our ________ for surrender (4:10).

A. Living for self is not as wonderful as many think – for two reasons:

1. When you live for self you become your own ______ and that is not something we frail human beings do ______.

2. People who live for themselves are generally m___________ people.

B. But giving up control is not as bad as it seems, because we were not created to be ______, we were created to d_________ on God.

III Lastly, making the decision to live a surrendered life is easier when we see how l____________ surrender can be (4:11-12).

-What kind of person can say, “No matter what, I have no complaints”?

1. A person who is so w_________ he has everything he could ever w_______ or n_______.

2. A person who has learned to see his wants and needs in a very d____________ l_______.