Surrender to God’s will to receive grace, true happiness
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For the last 50 years or so, there has been greater assertion of individual freedom and rights. The women’s movement was initiated, gained much support and made a profound change in attitudes and lives.
While individuals in virtually all walks of life are claiming their rights and fighting for them, women and minorities have experienced very deep alterations in patterns of living. Racial discrimination has been greatly diminished; occupations other than nursing, teaching and secretarial work are successfully filled by women; and personal abuse is tolerated less.
Attitudinal and legal changes have evoked many benefits for countless persons. However, there is one “flip side” which is an underlying belief that proclaims: “Nobody is going to tell me what to do.” It can be difficult to surrender our will to the Lord.
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