Holy spirit let me fully surrender into your presence

• Oh my precious friend, if only you knew the beauty, the wonder, the miracle that happens when a life is fully surrendered to the Holy Spirit. When I talk about surrender, I’m not speaking of something weak. No, no. I’m speaking of something so strong, so powerful, it will change the entire course of your life.
• You see, surrender is not defeat. It’s victory. It’s the moment when you stop fighting, stop striving, stop trying to do it all in your own strength and instead lift your hands, your heart, your soul to heaven and say, “Holy Spirit, I give up. I give you everything.” That’s where it all begins.
• He doesn’t ask for part of you. He doesn’t come to fill a room that is already crowded with self. The Holy Spirit is gentle, but he is also holy. He’s not looking for the perfect vessel. He’s looking for the empty one. He’s not moved by talent or title or eloquence. What he’s moved by is a heart that is laid bare before him.
• A heart that whispers, “Not my will, but yours be done.” That’s when heaven begins to breathe through your life. That’s when miracles become natural. Not because you’re anything special, but because you’re surrendered. I remember those moments. Oh, how I remember them. When I thought I had something to offer God, I thought my plans were good, my intentions noble, and I believed if I worked hard enough, prayed long enough, maybe then I’d be worthy of his presence.
• But all of it, all of it was self. All of it had to go. Because the Holy Spirit will never share space with pride. He will never fill what we still cling to. And I can tell you now, standing here in front of you, there came a time in my life when I died. Yes, I died. Not physically, but in the deepest part of me. I died to my ambition, my dreams, my abilities.