What Does it Mean to Surrender to God?

EPISODE 115

In Episode 3 of the Sanctified SASS series, Joni takes a closer look at the way Christians use the word surrender and lets Scripture define what that response to God really looks like.

Romans 12:1–2 gives us the picture of a life willingly offered to God in response to His mercy, expressed through submission to His authority, obedience to His Word, and trust in His faithful care.

Joni also explores the tension between self-rule and Christ-centered living. Jesus is Savior and Lord, and surrender begins with recognizing that our lives belong to Him. God does not become Lord when we surrender. He already is Lord, and our submission, obedience, and trust are responses to who He is.

This is also where refinement becomes part of Sanctified SASS. God does His sanctifying work in the woman we actually are, shaping the way we use our strengths, respond to what we want, and trust Him with outcomes we cannot control.

Through Jesus’ prayer in Gethsemane, Joni shows how we can honestly bring God what we want while refusing to make what we want the authority for how we live.

Sanctified SASS is the refined, courageous expression of a woman surrendered to God, anchored in His Word, and led by His Spirit.

Listen in to learn more

0:00:04 Surrender Is an Offering, Not Defeat

0:06:08 Christ Is Lord; Surrender Challenges Self-Rule

0:11:58 Trust God with What You Can’t Control

0:17:49 Surrender and Refinement Go Together

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