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    Glorious Surrender
    Glorious Surrender
    Glorious Surrender
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    Glorious Surrender

    By STACEY WEEKS

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    Do you long for solid peace, absolute trust, and contentment amidst alarming circumstances but fear that those circumstances might shatter your soul?

     

    Do you long for the joy of complete dependence on God yet fear the cost of full surrender? Do you long for unconditional acceptance and love but fear exposing your heart? We fight God for control of our lives because we worry that suffering will overwhelm us. We want a future free of risk, hurt, and heartbreak. But God isn't calling us to risk-free lives—He is calling us to surrender. Some of God's greatest blessings are hiding behind those parts of our lives that are most difficult to surrender.

    The second edition of Glorious Surrender includes five personal, in-depth study times in the Word to aid in the application and understanding of Scripture. Grab your copy today and find peace in the most surprising places.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGrace and Love Publishing
    Release dateDec 6, 2021
    ISBN9781777958718
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      Glorious Surrender - STACEY WEEKS

      Glorious Surrender

      GLORIOUS SURRENDER

      FINDING THE TREASURE HIDDEN IN TRIALS

      STACEY WEEKS

      Grace and Love Publishing

      PRAISE FOR GLORIOUS SURRENDER

      In Glorious Surrender, Stacey Weeks writes with transparency about the tension and the transformation that her role as a pastor’s wife played in bringing her to the place of ultimate freedom—one who seeks God’s glory above all else. She communicates with honesty about the messiness of real life in public ministry, and takes readers on a journey through raw life topics including pride, living authentically, finding true rest in the chaos, and spiritual warfare. Her passion for God’s glory to preoccupy and transform everyday living accompanies every thought on every page. This book is not just for pastors’ wives, it is for women wanting to take a vulnerable look at the sins and deceptions that lurk within their minds and hearts that can stall their progress toward finding true purpose. A must read!

      ANDREA THOM, AUTHOR OF RUTH: REDEEMING THE DARKNESS AND AMOS: COME AWAKE!

      Often we sit in our seats and wonder what the life of our pastor is like but forget that there is another person in that relationship that must honour the God-given calling of that man. Glorious Surrender is more than Stacey’s story; it is about God’s ability to shape any ordinary person into the image of Him.

      KEVIN MILLER, CHURCH ELDER

      If you want to glorify God in everything you think, say, and do, I recommend reading Glorious Surrender.

      TAMI SWARTZ, BIBLICAL COUNSELLOR

      Copyright © 2021 by Stacey Weeks

      All rights reserved.

      Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

      ISBN: 978-1-7779587-1-8

      Grace and Love Publishing

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      For Kevin, who boldly followed the Lord

      and led his family well even when it was difficult.

      I love you.

      So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do,

      do all to the glory of God.

      1 Corinthians 10:31

      Call to action

      CONTENTS

      Foreword

      How to Use this Study

      1. Broken Beautifully

      Prayer

      Reflection Questions

      2. A Messy Life

      Prayer

      Reflection Questions

      3. It's Not About Me

      Prayer

      Reflection Questions

      4. Leave it with God

      Prayer

      Reflection Questions

      5. The Fight for Transparency

      Prayer

      Reflection Questions

      6. Contentment is Not Happiness

      Prayer

      Reflection Questions

      7. Prayer is Everything

      Prayer

      Reflection Questions

      8. When Darkness Falls

      Prayer

      Reflection Questions

      9. Grace Covers it All

      Prayer

      Personal Reflection

      10. Mark 5:21-43

      11. Psalm 77

      12. Romans 8:18-30

      13. Psalm 13

      Notes

      Acknowledgments

      About the Author

      Make a Difference

      Also by Stacey Weeks

      Fiction by Stacey Weeks

      FOREWORD

      In the midst of a culture where individualism and independence reign, the subject of true surrender will stand out as a light in the darkness. The flesh inside us fights ferociously against surrender, but the Spirit of God in us delights in it. Furthermore, what the genuine heart will discover is that true surrender before the Lord Almighty is where life and love are sincerely found. That is why Glorious Surrender is such a timely and needed book.

      Consider the life-changing, world-altering words of surrender made by Jesus Christ: Not my will, but yours be done (Luke 22:42). In this one phrase, Jesus powerfully set aside His will to follow in perfect faith, obedience, and yes, surrender to His Father. The result of this divine submission was the giving of His life beyond what we can imagine.

      That's why surrender is so precious and powerful. Surrender before the Lord ushers in God's grace, strength, and joy. It's counterintuitive, but surrender leads to a life of abundance.

      So many will miss out on supernatural freedom because they are unwilling to release control of their lives to the One who holds it all. This is why Jesus also said, Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit (John 12:24). It was true for the life of Jesus Christ as He gave up His life on the cross, and it is true for all of us who are called to follow Him.

      Glorious Surrender is a wonderfully written and passionate call to women. Stacey Weeks has unveiled her own heart and how the Lord has moulded her, broken her, and transformed her through surrender. She shares intimately her own experience and how it has brought her deep wells of joy. She deeply desires you to know and live in the same truth.

      This book is specifically written with women in mind and therefore is full of insights and wisdom that women of all ages will find deeply relevant. No doubt you'll be nodding your head as you go through each chapter. Glorious Surrender will renew your mind and touch your heart.

      I appreciate how Stacey has beautifully balanced grace and truth and seeks to practically apply the principles within. Read this book, be blessed, and encourage others to do the same. It is a privilege and a pleasure for me to recommend this book as a powerful tool of discipleship on the subject of critical importance in our day.

      —Robbie Symons

      Pastor and author of Passion Cry

      HOW TO USE THIS STUDY

      When the idea first stirred in me to explore womanhood fully surrendered to God, I resisted. I'm a fiction writer. A storyteller. I read and write to escape the hardships of reality, not immerse myself in the trenches of it. Furthermore, I didn't want to look deep inside myself and address the fears and difficulties that accompanied a complete surrender to the Lord. I wasn't sure if I could relinquish my heart completely and remain unscathed.

      But it turned out that this storyteller had a story to tell about what I wish I knew as a young woman seeking to love God with my whole heart. It's about how God requires surrender from His children. It's about how He uses broken people, even if He has to break them Himself to make them useful.

      God loved me too much to leave me to my self-centred ways. He crushed my prideful and idolatrous heart, exposed my greed, and allowed shattering trials to come my way. Then He took the pieces that remained and shaped me into something beautiful and useful to Him. He can do this for you, too.

      Broken dreams can be the catalyst that sparks a search for deeper intimacy with the Lord. They are evidence of our need, prompting us to shamelessly call out to Him for grace, mercy, and restoration and lay it all at His feet in complete surrender.

      How to Use this Book

      There are thirteen chapters in Glorious Surrender. The first nine include my struggle with the chapter’s topic and how the Lord led me to surrender. We will journey together through these nine chapters. They contain reflection questions designed to prompt deeper thinking and personal application. These can be done alone or in a group.

      The

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