Surrender and Learning to Lose Well

The Shepherd and the Shrink Podcast

As human beings, we lose all the time. The fact is, we can’t rely on ourselves to succeed. That’s why we need to surrender to the only one who won’t let us down: God. But what does this mean?

Today, we talk about surrender. We explore the idea that life is loss, and that learning to live is learning to lose well. We note Jesus’ statement that you can only find your life through losing it, and we explain why we can look to Jesus for an example of surrender. We also share some Old Testament examples, noting that real faith is not fully based on whether or not it will work out for us.

“We’re so afraid of our surrender. We run away and do our own thing. But that’s exactly what Jesus never did.”

- Dr. Matt Hook

This week on Shepherd & the Shrink:

● What does it mean to surrender to God?

● Learning how to lose well

● What is winning?

● FInding your life through losing it

● Why didn’t Jesus run away?

● Why it’s okay to be devastated

● Surrendering the small things

● Examples of surrender

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