The Surrendered Girl

"Remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his ways will save him from death and cover over a multitude of sins." (James 5:20)

Well today has been one crazy, stressful, and rewarding day. Last night I was praying for God to show me how to reach out to people, how to say the thing He has truly laid on my heart. So today in the midst of my stressfulness, little did I know what God was doing. I was so stressed with all these things that are going on I was distracted. I met this person and they told me who they were and I was introducing myself like I always do: "Hi, I'm Cami, I'm a soph...." and then they cut me off and exclaimed "You're the Surrendered Girl!" and at first in my mind I was going Oh no I picked up a crazy nickname that I didn't even know about, and people are walking around calling me that. so I responded "I'm who?" and they said "The Surrendered Girl, you're the one who talked about living a life surrendered to God." Now that talk was almost two months ago at a Praise and Worship service we have on campus every Sunday night. So I was extremely touched that this person remembered who I was and what I talked about. All I could do was laugh. And they continued to tell me how much they appreciated me talking and how during that time they were going through a lot of rough stuff and just totally consumed with everything the world had to offer, and they had just happened to go to Praise and Worship not knowing who was going to speak. And by this time I couldn't stop laughing and smiling.

And yet I was so mad at myself, being so consumed by own stress to see the beautiful person here that God had touched through me. I laughed and was completely joyful for the rest of the day, as I still am. It was just amazing the way God's been showing me things and yet days I still get consumed by what the world has to offer, but God constantly reminds me that what He has to offer is SO SO much better! "You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship with the world is hatred toward God? Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God." This verse from James 4:4 reminds me that the world is worthless and all the things the world has to offer is worthless!

I came across this beautiful poem, I don't know who wrote it but I thought it explained The Surrendered Girl quite well:

When you are forgotten, neglected, or purposely set at naught, and you don't sting or hurt with the oversight, but your heart is happy being counted worthy to suffer for Christ;

That is dying to self.

When your good is evil spoken of, when your wishes are crossed, your advice disregarded, your opinion ridiculed, and you refuse to let anger rise in your heart or even defend yourself, but take it all in patient, loving silence;

That is dying to self.

When you lovingly and patiently bear any disorder, any irregularity, any annoyance; when you can stand face to face with waste, folly, extravagance, spiritual insensibility, and endure it as Jesus did;

That is dying to self.

When you are content with any food, and offering, any raiment, any climate, any society, any solitude, any interruption by the will of God;

That is dying to self.

When you never care to refer to yourself in conversation or record your own good works or itch after commendation, when you can truly love to be unknown;

That is dying to self.

When you can see your brother prosper and have his needs met, and can honestly rejoice with him in spirit and feel no envy, nor question God, while your own needs are far greater and you are in desperate circumstances;

That is dying to self.

When you can receive correction and reproof from one of less stature than yourself and can humbly submit, inwardly as well as outwardly, finding no rebellion or resentment rising up within your heart;

That is dying to self.


Dying isn't scary! Die to the things of this world and LIVE in and among Jesus.


Just think about it


His and yours


Cami