Joy in Surrender: Living a Life Yielded to God

Living in the fullness of joy begins with complete surrenderRather than leaning into the painful trials in life, we often try to avoid them. After all, we would prefer to live our Christian lives from victorious moment to victorious moment. But the apostle Peter has challenged us to look at our trials differently:“Instead, be very glad-for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world.” (1 Peter 4:13, NLT)As we embrace our partnership in Christ’s suffering and fully surrender our lives to His purposes, this wonderful joy in Christ is ours!Deborah Stricklin passionately puts her heart into whatever is before her. Her work in authoring this book is no exception. As I read Joy in Surrender, my first thought was, “I cannot wait to put this book in the hands of every person on the World Missions Ministries Council, the leadership of WMM, and each and every missionary in our fellowship.” -Barbara A. Carter, MD, Member, World Missions Ministries Council, International Pentecostal Holiness ChurchReading Joy in Surrender was deeply stirring. As readers we get to peek over the shoulder of someone who has spent many hours in the presence of the Almighty. You and your world will be better for taking the time to read this book. -Sheila Harper, Founder/President, SaveOne, with 205 chapters in 21 countries, http://saveone.orgDeborah Stricklin offers to us a veritable guidebook on how to grow strong in the grace of God and the greatness of His purpose and power in every season of life. I highly recommend Joy in Surrender as an antidote for the “feel good faith” of our day and an answer for those seeking a real and resilient faith that produces eternal results. -Dale Evrist, Senior Pastor, New Song Nashville