My Journey To Complete Surrender

Note: The Lord has asked me to share my journey of surrender with you.


I have a dear friend who is a retired pastor from our church that I’ve known for 50+ years. He has cancer and is dying. My first response was that I needed to eradicate all the cancer cells in his body through the power of prayer and to take authority over the spirit of infirmity and I did that for months fully believing that God was going to heal him. But when I would see him and visit him he would tell me of the pain he is in and his appetite is not there and he is wasting away. He has been on hospice now for months and my prayers are not taking effect at all. My heart is grieved as I watch his wife, kids and grandchildren in grief knowing the soon outcome. And how have I handled it? I have let go of my ideas of how things should go and I have released my friend and his family to God. I am reminded of the verse that says that every human being is appointed to die once (Hebrews 9:27) and so I have surrendered to God’s will for my friend. For He knows best. He is still with us and I must admit that I still pray for healing but with a mindset of completely Relying on His purposes for my friend. Surrendering isn’t always easy but it brings peace to my soul. For I am being fully convinced that God’s Purpose Will Prevail!


Proverbs 19:21 “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”

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  1. Thank you Patty for sharing this. I’m going through a similar situation and this helps me figure things out.

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