SELF-SURRENDER TO GOD

             SELF-SURRENDER TO GOD.  This is the thought that came to me as I kept reflecting on what a sister of the SERRA Club of Singapore said: “It is not so much what you do but what God wants to do to you and through you.”   She narrated during a Regional Convention of the SERRA Club in Singapore that in one of her visits to the Blessed Sacrament this is the inspiration that she got from the Lord JESUS CHRIST.

          Now and then these words ring in my ears, so to say, and I have tried to discern the message that these convey.  Let me share my reflections:

          First of all, I acknowledge that God is the Creator of the Universe  and everything depends on Him for existence.    God, in His infinite wisdom, has a reason or purpose for every creature in this universe Hence, every creature should be attuned to whatever God wants to do.

          For creatures that are simply guided by the law of nature compliance to the Will of God is done without any problem or hindrance.  However, for creatures, like human beings,  who are endowed with the gift of freedom,  there poses a challenge which calls for a decision.  The challenge is whether to exercise this gift of freedom  to follow God’s Will or to deny it and live according to one’s  own will.

          Self-surrender to God to me, therefore, means allowing God to be God in my life and thus following  His Holy Will.  It means letting God do what He wants to do to  me and through me. 

          This act of self-surrender requires some quiet time to commune with God to place myself at His disposal and sincerely ask  for enlightenment on what He wants to be done under the concrete circumstances of my life. 

          It is for this reason that spiritual writers see the need for  a “Quite Time” in which one would set aside some time everyday to have a ‘heart to heart’ conversation with God, Who is present everywhere. (Ps.139:7-10).

By: Buddy Cagurangan

March 4, 2012