I Give Up Study Guide: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life

But I don't want to surrender!

It's normal. It's natural. It's human to want to be in control.

But when your need for peace surpasses your desire for control, God-who truly uses all things for our good-demonstrates how much we can trust him. The very act of completely surrendering our will to his can become the one act that will change your life forever.

Recording artist and bestselling author Laura Story demonstrates the ironic joy found when we surrender it all to God and simply give up. Surrendering expectations and power is not a step-by-step process but a willful, daily decision worth every single ounce of effort.

In I Give Up, we learn what surrender is not:

• Surrender does not come naturally to any of us.
• Surrender is not acquiescing to an enemy who wants to dominate us.
• Surrender is not My will be done!
• Surrender makes it impossible for you, and the people around you, to stay the same.

Though surrender sometimes flies in the face of our instincts, hopes, and dreams, it's never without benefit. A surrendered life includes the surprise of a truly full and satisfying existence where trust is reasonable, reconciliation is possible, and relationships can heal.

Sessions include:

1. What Is Surrender Anyway?
2. God's Character Matters
3. Giving In and Up
4. Being Transformed
5. The Ripple Effect of Surrender

Designed for use with the I Give Up Video Study available on DVD or streaming video, sold separately.

Author: Laura Story
Publisher: Harperchristian Resources
Published: 07/30/2019
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 8.90h x 7.10w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780310103875

About the Author
Story, Laura: -

Laura Story is a wife, mother, songwriter, worship leader, author, artist, and Bible teacher. Her songs--which have won Grammys, Billboard Music Awards, and Dove Awards--include "Blessings" and Chris Tomlin's "Indescribable." She is the bestselling author of two books and Bible studies, When God Doesn't Fix It and I Give Up. Laura has a master of theological studies and a doctorate in worship studies, and has served as a worship leader at Perimeter Church in Atlanta since 2005. Her greatest joy is being a wife to Martin and mother to Josie, Ben, Griffin, and Timothy.