Day 8: Surrender To God’s Way
Channel: Hope Church UK
Date: 2021-02-10

Surrender To God’s Way

WORSHIP: Marc James - Surrender  
https://youtu.be/N3luRYRRxig

PASSAGE - Genesis 4:1-7 
1 Adam made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, “With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man.” 2 Later she gave birth to his brother Abel.
Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. 3 In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD. 4 And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favour on Abel and his offering, 5 but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favour. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.
6 Then the LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? 7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.”

PRAYER: 
Father, thank you that you love me and speak to me through both your Word and through the Holy Spirit. I repent of all the times I’ve ignored or distorted your Word or promptings to fit in with my own life and how I see things. I’m sorry for so often preferring to do things in my own way, relying on my own human logic. Going forward, please help me to hear you clearly and to surrender to your ways and to the wonderful plan you have for me. As I do this, help me Lord to grow in my relationship with you and in my openness to your Holy Spirit, so that I can minister your love, grace and healing to others, particularly during these difficult times. Thank you Father. Amen.

PRAYER POINTS:
- Pray that God will bring to your mind any attitudes, ways of thinking or conduct about which you need to repent and adjust going forward. Ask Him to help you to completely surrender to Him any areas of your life that you may have held back from Him and to submit to His ways. 

- Pray that, as you learn to hear Him more clearly and to walk in obedience to His Word, that you will grow in wisdom and in the power of the Holy Spirit. Ask God to use you to bring His love, wisdom and healing power into the lives of others, especially during these challenging times.