Lord, Rule Me in Every Area of My Life

Why do some women never seem to grow in the Lord? Why is it they go from one calamity to the next, never able to get beyond survival mode? Why do they seldom, if ever experience the joy of the Lord? Spiritual breakthrough? A deeper relationship with Him? Why can't they move forward into the purposes and destiny God has for them?

The answer, I believe, lies in the word "SURRENDER." They have not fully surrendered everything to God. They have not truly made Jesus Lord over their lives. Surrendering everything means being willing to say, "Lord, whatever You want me to do I'll do it. I say yes to anything You ask of me, even if it means dying to myself and my desires. I will give up the things of the flesh that I want in order to have more of You in my life. God promises us in His word that "If anyone desire to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. Luke 9:23-24 If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether w live or die, we are the Lord's. Romans 14:8 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6

God doesn't want just part of you. He wants it all. Pray that you will give God what He wants. Lord, I bow before You this day and declare that You are Lord over every area of my life. I surrender myself and my life to You and invite You to rule in every part of my mind, soul, body, and spirit. I love You with all my heart, with all my soul, and with all my mind. I commit to trusting You with my whole being. I declare You to be Lord over every area of my life today and every day. Enable me to deny myself in order to take up my cross daily and follow you (Luke 9:23). I surrender my relationships, my finances , my work my recreation, my decisions, my time, my body, my mind, my soul, my desires, and my dreams. I put them all in Your hands so they can be used for Your glory. I declare this day the "I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me " (Galatians 2:20).