July’s Focus: Surrender

Surrender isn’t a natural thing. It’s probably safe to say we all want some sort of control of our lives. It’s scary to give up control! Surrender is definitely a skill that we need to learn – and it may take a lifetime to learn it! But as we learn more and more about our God I believe it gets easier. We learn to trust Him and it helps us open our hands to Him and loosen our grips on control. This month’s book is one person’s story of surrender and giving up, of finding peace and freedom through surrender. Our stories will be uniquely different but we all have the same God- the God who lovingly works all things out for our good and His glory, who tells us we can, and must, deny ourselves and follow Him. The God who is capable of handling our lives, lovingly and carefully.

July’s Challenge: Take some time to listen to Laura’s song “I Give Up” and journal what comes to mind. Is there an area of life that you need to wave a white flag of surrender? Spend some time in prayer to God about it.

July’s Book Club: “I Give Up” by Laura Story

July’s Bonus: Lots of bonuses this month! A printable list of scriptures on surrendering to the Lord, a prayer journal page, and a phone wallpaper screen

July’s Challenge:

Take some time to listen to Laura’s song “I Give Up” and journal what comes to mind. Is there an area of life that you need to wave a white flag of surrender? Spend some time in prayer to God about it and write your prayer of surrender.

July’s Book Club:

We are reading “I Give Up” by Laura Story this month. She is a singer and songwriter (probably best known for the song “Blessings”). Laura has an amazing story full of challenges and life changes. She and her husband faced a brain tumor, infertility, and their son having a birth defect. This book takes us on their journey of facing these challenges, surrendering control of their lives to God, and finding blessing in this pain. I think we’ll all be blessed by Laura’s story and the lessons she teaches in her story so I am excited to read this together.

TO DO:

*Purchase your copy of “I Give Up” by Laura Story as soon as you can so you can receive it in time.

*Reading schedule for the month will be:

• Week 1 – Part One: Surrender…Who Me?
• Week 2 – Part Two: Who Do I Surrender To?
• Week 3 – Part Three: How Do I Surrender?
• Week 4 – Part Four: What Happens When I Surrender?

*Discussion questions will be posted each Friday. The first week’s questions will be posted on July 9th.

*Share your thoughts in the comments so we can learn from one another!

Thanks for being here! Have a great July and happy reading! 😊