Table View Methodist

Hi Church Family, This coming Sunday, combined at 9am, is our Covenant Renewal Service at Table View Methodist Church.  I distinctly remember my first Methodist Covenant Service.  I was a teenager and I was very conscious of being true to my self.  I don't think I was able to fully say the words of the covenant with all my heart. Since that first time I attended a Covenant service - probably about 30 or so years ago (maybe more) the words have meant something different - or something more to me - every year. I realise that every year - or every day - when I say  "I am no longer my own but yours"  it means something more to me, or something different.  What I am deeply aware of is that I keep on grabbing back what I let go of - failing to trust God to do the 'heavy lifting' in my life. When I do surrender - when I have the faith to let go of my own control - I know things go better.  So I learn again another day. How do we prepare ourselves for this surrender to Go