Is God Totally in Control?

Brother Lawrence is right, “Before any work can be done in our souls, God must be totally in control.”

Conviction is the call to surrender, conversion is the response to that call. Conversion means to turn around and go the other way.

Sanctification is the process of separation from selfishness and a consecration to God. This is a process, and a growth. We grow in the grace and love of God.

Our entire spiritual life is about an ever deepening surrender to God. Even when we think we’re surrendered, we find that there is still much of self still alive.

Don’t lose heart my friend. We all have to go through the same process of stripping off the old man and putting on the new one. God is faithful and he will do it in you.

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Jay N. Forrest

I am a Christian Teacher focused on the Pursuit of God through Prayer, Contemplation, Silence, Solitude, and Simplicity. I became a Christian in 1983, attended Bible school, and eventually earned my Doctorate in Ministry. I served as a Protestant minister for 27 years and also spent about a decade practicing Buddhism. In 2005, I was baptized into the Catholic Church, but have since joined the Episcopal Church. I live in the desert southwest of the United States.

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