But I propose, if we value honesty, we change the words to the old hymn from "I surrender all" to "I submit". Most of us submit to the Holy Spirit, but we do not surrender.
As I walked a few days ago, I tried to imagine the hypothetical euphoria of what it would be like if someone came and paid off all my student loan debt in one written check.
I had no requests or petitions. I had no intercession. Today I needed to KNOW he heard me. I needed to know He loved me and I needed to know His closeness.