Journey Day 171

I started reading this book called "The Shack" by William P. Young. It's such an amazing book and it is challenging me and opening my eyes to so many things I did not know about God. One such thing is about submission. It talks about how submission isn't about being someone's slave, it's about love! "Submission is not about authority and it is not obedience; it is all about relationships of love and respect." When you love someone and when you respect them you desire to submit to them. It just is a part of the overflow of love. When I think of submission I think of doing whatever someone tells me to do, I think of it as a duty not as a privilege, but when I really think about it, I can see submission as something beautiful. I can see it as an honor. When everyone submits to the people they love, beautiful relationships develop. Relationships where we are actually looking out for another's best interest bloom, and unconditional love is rampant! It isn't just one submitting to another, and the other person takes advantage of it. It's a mutual submission, and a mutual love. And the most amazing part is that God doesn't just expect us to submit to him, but in a way He submits to us because He wants us to be a part of Him and a part of His plan. It's the mutual submission that is the cornerstone of true, deep, unconditional love! To submit, is to love. And if the other person really loves you, they won't abuse your submission, and in fact they will submit to you too. So this next week, while I'm at home, my goal is to submit to each member of my family. No matter what that requires, I want to submit to them because I love them! And maybe when I submit to them, it will inspire them to do the same! I want to see how submission can change our relationships, and how this one small change will begin to transform my relationship with God!