🌱 Today, we conclude our 7-day journey of intentional growth and spiritual wisdom called “Sacred Pruning: 7 Days of Intentional Growth.” Each day, we’ve explored how to tend to our soul’s garden, 🌿 setting holy boundaries while nurturing authentic relationships 🌸 that help us bloom. In God’s garden, some branches need pruning ✂️ for new growth to flourish. 🌼 Ready to grow together? 🙏🏽

Blessings on this day of surrender!

Proverbs 3:5-6 (CSB) “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding; in all your ways know him, and he will make your paths straight.”

🌱 Surrender means releasing control, allowing God to prune what we cannot on our own. Through surrender, we find divine strength and direction.

Surrender in the spiritual life is an invitation to let go and let God. It is not a loss of power but a transfer of trust, allowing the divine Gardener to tend to areas we often cling to out of fear or pride. Just as a plant must yield to the gardener’s hand to achieve its best growth, our souls find peace when we relinquish control and trust God’s greater vision. True surrender is a powerful act of faith, trusting that God knows our needs and our path far better than we ever could.

💡 Now, let’s explore our Philosophical Term for today: ‘Submission’

Submission in this context is about yielding our will to God’s. When we surrender fully, we give God permission to remove the attachments, fears, and desires that do not align with His purpose. This kind of surrender is not weakness but strength, a statement of faith in God’s wisdom and care. True freedom is found in surrendering every part of ourselves to Him, confident that His hand will guide us, strengthen us, and lead us on a path of peace and purpose. Surrendering to God’s will is a sacred release, a way of laying down our own desires and accepting His greater plan. By pruning away our need for control, we grow in peace and align more fully with His purpose. In surrender, we find strength, direction, and a renewed sense of purpose.

Friends, as we close this journey of sacred pruning, may we remember that surrender is the ultimate act of trust. Let us lay down what burdens us and cling to God’s promises, trusting that His plans are greater and His ways are higher. Surrender, and let God bring forth the fullness of His purpose in your life. May we all find peace in His presence and power in our surrender.

Let Us Go into The Throne Room of Grace and Mercy: 🙏🏽

“Father God, we humbly come before You, ready to surrender all that we hold onto so tightly. Help us to release our need for control, to trust in Your wisdom, and to embrace the path You have prepared. May our lives reflect the peace, purpose, and strength found in surrendering to Your will. To God be The Glory!!”

🌺 Thank you for joining today’s devotion. As we conclude the Sacred Pruning series, may these seeds of wisdom take root and continue to guide your path. I’m Bishop, W. F. Houston, Jr. Walk in the peace and purpose of surrender to His will.

Have a Blessed Sunday Everyone!  ✝️🫶🏻🕊️😊C H O F Ministry: “Igniting Faith, Elevating Wisdom, Transforming Lives.”