Sweet Surrender

Like many people, I have often found myself in a standoff with my husband, both of us unwilling to let go until the other one does. It doesn’t matter what started the conflict, the results were always the same. A standoff; each one of us holding his own ground. Then there is the deafening silence at night as we lay next to each other, and passing each other while trying NOT to make eye contact. Somehow we think whoever surrenders first, loses.
However, I am learning that there are times when the first to surrender truly is a winner! Jesus surrendered to the cross, when He had done no wrong. Surrender led to His death, which would seem like a total loss. However, in His death, He took the keys to death, Hell, and the grave so that we can live. I think that makes Him a “Winner”! There are times we have to surrender to come out a winner. Like Jesus laid down His rights as the Son of God, I often have to surrender my rights; my right to be right, my family, my husband, my job, etc. Since surrender doesn’t come naturally, I really need God’s help with that one! However, I find that if I truly surrender everything to God, then He in turn makes surrender sweet. I have yet to surrender and lose!