Submitting did not come as easy to me as I thought. I did not know what it truly meant to surrender to God until I searched the bible. God spoke clear to me one night when I was in Atlanta. I had a few restless nights prior to waking up that night at 4am. After talking to some friends about this experience, they recommended that I pray during this time because God is trying to get my attention. I told myself if it happened again, I would pray and listen for God to speak. So, as I was praying, I heard God say submit. I was surprised at his response, but I knew it was necessary in my walk with Christ. So, in the next few weeks I started thinking about ways to submit to God. And what I realized is that submitting means surrendering your will for God’s will. It is not circumstantial, you must submit everything – mind, body, soul, heart, thoughts, habits, words, actions, anything, and all of what you do. In 1 Peter 5:6-7 NKJV, Peter tells us, “Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.” There were a few things that I did not want to submit because I was so used to controlling them. However, I had to let go of these things because I trusted God to work them out for my good according to his purpose. Among these were my personal relationships with family members, my job, and my habits. The more I started submitting all these things to God, the easier it was for me to accept His will as my own and give him control over my life. Let us face it, we all want to control the things and people in our life to a certain extent. I think this is our human nature, but until we know how to fully accept the will of God, we will keep falling short of His glory. Many things will happen out of our control, but you must believe that God will work it out, so do not work yourself up!