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Prayer for Surrendering Control to God

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Posted by: lizzie

I have been praying to God that a man I truly love and we have re-started a new relationship, will soon be together. I believe in God and have read many articles on believing that we are always given what we ask for but at times, my mind wanders off and begins to think the worse. Does anyone have a prayer which they use for surrendering control to God? When one does surrender control of a situation does God does it mean that one can no longer think about it? I would truly appreciate some advice, help and of course, your prayers. thank you


Posted by: JeriRose12

Since we are human, are minds DO keep wandering back to things we have "given to God." That's the hard part! You pray some long prayer of giving it over to God, then you are right back trying to fix it, and He asks, "Didn't you just give that to Me?" Been there....


There are question beyond "How do I give this to God?" in your situation. Ask yourself some questions:

Is this man a Christian? And not just a Christian, but does he LOVE God and is he committed to a church? (If he can't commit to ONE church, how can he commit to ONE woman?)

Does he have a house and a job? Is he respnsible enough to take care of you, in ohter words?

Does he want to marry you some day, or is it some other "relationship" he wants?

Does he tithe, that is, give God the 10% of his income, that belongs to God? If not, your family finances would be under a curse.


If he lines up in all the above areas, ask God if he is God's choice for you. Even a good, strong Christian, man of integrity, may not be God's choice for you. In fact, when I see a man like that, I am cautious of making a mistake, in that someone that special deserves just the right mate. I would not want to be guilty of messing up God's plan.

God has pretty clear ways of letting us know when someone is not for us. My greatest concern (because I see it on here all the time) is: People ARE NOT paying attention to the signs. They just want what they want! Be sure, you aren't doing that.

If this guy says demeaning things to you or is any way violent with you (EVER!) or makes sexual advances or is rude in nature, has a problem with cussing or any such thing -- RUN!!! Those are all ways God is telling you not to be with this man. Many women on here are that desparate. They will stay with these jerks, even when we explain to them that the guy is a loser.

I am not saying this guy you like is like that I am just saying if people igrnore such obvious signs, how much easier to igrnore God telling us "No" when the guy is a great guy. That's when you pray and pray and pray some more, as I did in any relationships I was in. I am single at 42.

The bottom line is this: If you fall in love with Jesus, it will be much easier to avoid a wrong choice. You will have the model husband, and He will teach you how you should expect a man to treat you. You are a princess, and Jesus will treat you like one. ln fact, your need for a man will diminish. I feel God has promised me someone, and there is some frustration reagarding, "Then, where is he?" but it is Jesus I love, and I know no man can ever love me like that. Jesus and I walk together in sweet communion, and there is just NO ONE like him. So, give this to God, and fall in love with Jesus. Jesus truly IS the desire of my heart. There is no other! As someone told me Jesus MUST be our soul mate (and she said she and her husband are like Boaz and Ruth). So, LOVE JESUS, FIRST!!!

Also, as You fall in love with Jesus, You will learn to hear his voice. You will hear within your spirit what He is telling you about this man.

Have you been filled with the Spirit and spoken in tongues? If not, seek the Holy Spirit. You will be led by the Spriit in a whole new way, and you will just KNOW some things in your knower.... your spirit, which when filled by the Spirit, just senses God's mind on things, sometimes with very little prayer.

Make sure HE loves Jesus first! I am waiting for a man who loves Jesus first, and I am wanting that to be the first things he tells me.

Hope some of this helps, and I will be praying for you to make the right choice.

~JeriRose~
Finding HIM in 2004