I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. Galatians 2:20
“Oh, be generous in your self-surrender! Meet His measureless devotion for you, with a measureless devotion to Him. Be glad and eager to throw yourself headlong into His dear arms, and to hand over the reins of government to Him. Whatever there is of you, let Him have it all. Give up forever everything that is separate from Him.”
Hannah Whitall Smith in The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life (Christian Witness Company) 89.
This expression, “hand over the reins,” is fitting for me in real time. For example, after I type this on the morning of 17 December 2021, sitting Maputo, Mozambique, the plans for our ride once crossing the border into Eswatini have changed.
God has it sorted, but not sure how that’s going to work out. Resting in His unfailing love.
No matter how much we might try to plan things, the situation constantly changes. So, perhaps one of the biggest lessons I have learned in my tour of Africa has been to “hand over the reins” afresh to God related to my schedule, my service, and all of life.
It’s been a good thing, not easy at times, but really good. It’s filled me with peace.
This relates to generosity in that our self-surrender, appears as the only appropriate response to the measureless love and devotion that God has for us. By handing over the reins, the Spirit can work geneorusly through us toward others for God’s glory.