We all make plans, and along with our projects we normally envisage how
we are going to carry them out.
But to surrender to God means to lay our projects, our problems, our pain
and our entire lives in His hands.
To live in a state of accepting not knowing how our life is going to pan out,
we hand over control to God.
That does not mean that we lose control over ourselves, on the contrary,
surrender to God helps us greatly to become more centered and focused,
with a deep and constant awareness that we are dependent on Him.
Neither does it mean that we become passive, and let Him do everything, again,
on the contrary, we want to use and develop the talents that he gave us.
In this process of handing ourselves over, what does Jesus want us to do?
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart,
and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
(Matthew 11:28-30)
The way I understand this is that we have to follow the precepts of the Lord.
If we do what He tells us to do;
Trust Him
Go to Mass
Pray the prayers of the Church
Fast on Fridays, Go to regular Confession, Read the Bible,
Telling others about God; Evangelizing.
This is not too much to ask: "my yoke is easy and my burden is light"
This way we can become God's co-operators, co-workers.
But we need to stay alert! We are working for God's Kingdom,
with people we need to be vigilant, because people (=sinners) are not to be trusted.
Awareness!
There are many people that are convinced that the aforementioned requirements
are not important, they say that it suffices that you are kind to your neighbour, and
that you help others.
That is important, for sure, but no, it is not enough, true Catholic Faith has those
requirements. It keeps the focus continually on Jesus, and not on ourselves.
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