Surrendering to God's will and purpose requires a steadfast commitment to following His path. The Psalms encourage believers to trust in the Lord and commit their way to Him, as seen in Psalms 37:5. The wisdom literature, such as Proverbs 16:3, also teaches the importance of rolling our plans and ways onto the Lord. In the New Testament, Paul's letters to Timothy, including 2 Timothy 4:7 and 2 Timothy 2:15, demonstrate the apostle's own commitment to the gospel, while Philippians 3:13 reminds us to press on towards the goal, forgetting what is behind. By committing to God's ways, believers can walk in faith and obedience.
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Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.
Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,
Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.
And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.