EP 31: Full Surrenderance
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- What if the key to a fulfilled life lies in surrendering your own desires completely? In this heartfelt episode, I, Megan Ashley, invite you to join me on a transformative journey of faith and self-discovery. Reflecting on a year filled with unexpected challenges and blessings, I share how moving to a new home deepened my reliance on God and redefined my understanding of faith. Through the powerful teachings of Romans 12, we’ll explore what it means to present our lives as a living sacrifice, finding hope and positivity even in the toughest times.
Reflections on the renewal of the mind through Christ-centered living, which empowered me to overcome negative thought patterns and destructive behaviors. Try aligning our thoughts with God’s teachings to find peace and purpose. Encouraging you to examine your own levels of commitment to God and offering a journal prompt for introspection.
Other topics you will hear:
-Faith Journey
-Surrender to God
-Renewal
-Sacrifice
-Commitment
-Spiritual Growth
-Intimacy with God
-Trust
-Surrendering to God's Will
-Mind Renewal
-Destructive Behaviors
-Gratitude
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“We can no longer be okay with giving God a contribution, when he’s requiring a sacrifice.” Megannnnnnnn!!!!! 😭 My Lord this was so loud! 😩🙏🏾
This video is very powerful and is the central theme of my life.
Back in 2020,I fully surrendered to the lord because I knew that I could not do life all by myself.
Prior to surrendering, I held on to the pain of not having a family. Little did I know that my future wife was also surrendering at the same time.
Fast forward, we met each other at bible study, after confronting our own traumas and deciding to take full accountability over our life. When we met we met (God bringing us together), we were ready.
I went from being a single guy in LA to now having a God fearing family and four beautiful children.
The Lord will give you your heart’s desires if you do your part first, which is completely giving him your life. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Thanks for sharing. So inspiring.
Thanks for sharing this❤
My questions is how do I know I am surrendering all or that I am not surrendering all.
@@belinokidz9716 when it’s hard and uncomfortable. That’s how you know you’re fully allowing the Lord to step into that place despite it being hard. Make Him apart of your every day decision making. Sometimes you don’t see the Lords work until it’s retrospect, but the trust is the key factor
YOU CAN’T AVOID THE MESS. This is the lesson I had to and still are learning and will forever be learning. Salvation is a constant dance. It doesn’t end. I keep getting refined. I keep needing to die to self. I keep needing to become more like Christ. It’s not easy. The flesh fights. But the Holy Spirit strengthens me. Oh man.
"It's now no longer about what they did but what God is doing in me!" - Megan Ashley I can relate to this! I realized some time ago how these things always point back to what God is doing in me. What a word!
“My walk with Jesus matches the intensity and severity of what He saved me from.” Megan Ashley
That was something, wasn't it? I replayed that part a couple of times.
This is one of those quotes that will stay with us for GENERATIONS. I think about it often.
This is just another confirmation of what I know I need to do. I thought I had surrendered all but if I’m honest I’ve been giving him moments and only certain pieces of me. I’ve getting by with what I know, just like you said😢 it’s time to surrender ALL!
4 years ago I divorced after 22 yrs. This was my first time at the tender age of 44😉 living on my own. I had went from sleeping in the same room with my sisters to being married with children to my own apartment and I was starting to empty nest😩 it has been a journey that has been hard but I am grateful to God for carrying me through. So I understand that part when you mention going from your mom’s house etc..
That full surrender is hard I’m still working that out but it is for sure what He is requiring of me🙏🏾❤️
No words can express the way I’m feeling right now and Ms. Megan it really show that the Lord is with you! 🙌🏽❤️
Once you fully surrender it feels like you’re being peeled from the inside onto the outside but it’s highly important for different reasons & various seasons. Surrendering is like yielding your fruit to the farmer with expertise, who will then convert it to a bountiful harvest. He gives you the seed and then shows you how to properly care for it by providing guidance and truth plus a well of water- living water
"Giving God a contribution when He deserves a sacrifice." My God!! LORD, You gave Your all for me therefore, may I surrender my ALL to You!!🥺🥺🙌🏾🙌🏾
Thank you for sharing Megan! This was so encouraging and as always, leave challenged!
It's been a year of God's faithfulness to you and your family, He is sooo good! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🤎🤎🤎 May the year ahead bring you even more of God's faithfulness far beyond imagining!
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Whewww! Megan girl 🙌🏾🙌🏾🥺 thanks so much for your episodes they helped me so much grow closer to god! This was for me I haven’t even finished it yet , “ I knew I needed help being new “ thank you Jesus!
Thank you so much Megan for sharing this message. I watched it twice. Intense, suicidal thoughts have had a stronghold on me for the past two weeks. I’m in therapy, I have a supportive and encouraging circle of close friends that care about me and my well-being, and I’m very active in my church and praying constantly, but none of that seems to be of use in releasing this stronghold. I’m glad that you provided a practical and transparent way to combat these thoughts.
This episode is so personal and the angles are perfect! Yes, true surrender yields to Lordship and Liberty! Sis, keep pressing forward, His Purpose is the prize and the kingdom is now! 👏🏽👏🏽❤️🙏🏽
31:14 this few minutes ate me alive. Thank you, Megan. I needed this confirmation as I have been battling every life change you mentioned. God is working through you and it’s beautiful. I even put off watching this episode because I knew I would be convicted. ❤ Thank you for your obedience as you are making waves.
Megan you are the Christian friend that I don't have. I love your videos because I can relate to alot of situations as a Christian woman and I don't have any friends that are Christian. I'm going to look into the Patrion
I REALLY needed to hear this today Megan. I’m in tears. Thank you my sister in Christ! This was confirmation for me.
Thank God for you Megan 🙏🏽 God bless you always ❤
Thank you, Megan!! This was meant for me; I've been battling giving God a full yes and this has encouraged me. I don't even know why I've been battling this. I come from a Christian family and my dad is a preacher, but since I've been out on my own, I've been going through so much and now I want to get to a better place. I know I can't get to a better place until I say yes and surrender to God. So, thank you so much and keep allowing God to use you!! I am also a part of the village 🥰 Love you!!!
The part where you said, "How did I participate in this?" 💯 🔥 This sit down was so good!!
Girl your obedience is tied to so many others. I know I’m one,,,, it’s time❤
Thank you for posting! We love you Meg! You’re an inspiration & you might feel your own but not alone.
Lord such a powerful word!!! That journal prompt definitely rocked me but it’s so needed!!!❤🛖
This was very encouraging. Thank you Megan for your transparency. I am excited to see how the Lord continues to work through and grow you in your walk.
Thank you so much Megan…this is what I needed!
It’s very helpful. I like how you walked through how you interrogated your thoughts and surrendered them to God.
I hurt myself 4 weeks ago. My plans for the summer was not of God. As I been sitting in my place God has been showing me who my real friends are and I have been praying and journaling reading my Bible and watching you. And I’m praying for a 180 when I come out of this. I don’t want to go back to doing what I was doing. I owe God my life for how he has been providing for me in my time of need. I’m not working due to my injuries and God has been making a way for me financially showing me that he is here. This happened to me for a reason how can I be mad? How can I be sad. I’m happy that god is Channing my life and showing himself real. I’m happy for all my losses more than my wins. I distort everything god have given me with my own hands. It’s time to let him lead my life because with him it’s in control
This was very helpful and encouraging Megan. Thank you.
Not how did you know I needed this
This was perfect timing. Thank you 🙏🏽
This is a very beneficial video. I’m going to start interrogating anything that goes against the word of God
Thank you for your vulnerability!! ❤
Megan thank you for your open transparent testimony. This is a right on time word 🙌🏽.
Today I’m going to surrender. I feel like I’m at a stand still and I don’t know which way to go. I feel lost. I love God, but I don’t feel him or know what to do next. Thank you for this word.
This was a blessing, thank you 🤍
Thank you for this transparency, and vulnerability , I am new to your channel and I thank god for leading me here
& you’re life is evidence that saying yes to God is the best option!
Relevancy! 💯
Wheeeewww chile I needed this megan girllll im so glad God is using you ❤ thank you thank you thank you
Thank you for this Megan 🙏🏾, may God keep blessing and using you ❤️
Full conviction thank u Holy Spirit
I thank you. I have been struggling with surrendering and what that looks like with me losing control. Questioning and trusting that he will provide and take over the things I'm stressed about or my daily burdens or what's in my heart. I try to figure out how and what that looks like for me. What is blocking me from what I want with God? I will save this episode.
This was just soooooo good! Thank you for being you Meg ❤
Thanks Megan. I needed to hear this message. ❤
Thank for reminding us to fight with the Word
I needed this! Thank you!!❤❤
Thank you ❤️
Loved this episode ❤
This was fire! Thanks for sharing! ❤
Holy Spirit used you to read my mail tuhday 😩 ❤
Awesome video thank you for sharing
Thank you...a family member said something to me that cut me to the core, but I didn't receive them. After this, I had to ask God why sis it hurt so badly? Is there any truth to it? I need to do a deeper self-examination to ensure that there is no truth to there words, and if there is to make the changes with the help of God ❤. Thanks you 🙏🏽
I completely relate to feeling stuck. You say surrender but I don’t know how ☹️
Love this so much!
Full YES
“Not giving God a contribution when he’s requiring a sacrifice.” Whew!😤😤
Are you dropping merch? Anytime soon ❤️👀
This is so good 👏🏾😇
This was SO GOOD ❤❤❤❤❤
God revealed to me I made an idol out of my Instagram and I was called to delete it, not deactivate, DELETE it. HE TRULY WANTS IT ALL.
Relatable!❤ thank you for sharing!
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I feel a little confused about totally giving myself to the Lord.. I feel like I have struggled with this because I have no idea what else I can give. Does there come a point where you know.. that you know.. you’ve given Him everything?
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Amen! This is so much needed by me today!😇🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼💝💯🥹
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Sitting here thinking about how much more I need to sacrifice for Christ, He wants it all ❤
I can resonate with you.
@@TOSORIO-q8h thank you so much 💖 I originally was gonna say “Does anyone else feel like..” so it’s so special that you said that
Yes he does ❤
I have never listen to any of her podcast never knew about it. As I have recently given God a full surrender as a newbie I told him I had no idea what to do from here… this video then found me. Everything she is speaking on is everything I spoke to God about during our private conversation.
He is literally speaking through her directly to me 😭😭😭😭
You are on the right path. Don't let any tell you otherwise. We were on our way to hell, but Jesus called us to come out of the line and follow Him.
We can't love sin more than Him He is Our All at this point.
Taking EVERY thought captive into the obedience of Christ is truly a life changer!👑❤️
Indeed it is.
with that title, this video is right on time. Keep going, you are definitely walking in your purpose with this channel. thanks Megan!💛
This is so on time! The Lord wants all of me and I still find myself tied to social media, tied to wanting to be seen, stuck in scrolling to avoid sitting with the pain and addressing it but the time Alone with the Lord and Turing off every distraction is sooooo needed 😭😭😭😭
“ your contribution doesn’t do anything, but your sacrifice can change everything” All I can say is WHOA!!! 🤯 I so felt that thing in the core of my very bones! Thank you so much for sharing your vulnerability your suffering, but even more importantly for sharing how the Lord is working in your life❤
You just described my whole life for the past year. All idols have been exposed and they are crashing down
Megan is literally my mentor and she don’t even know it 🙌🏾🙌🏾 I thank God for what the is doing in her life.
Those thoughts were because the enemy saw THIS version of you. & he wanted to try and get you out of here before you reached the masses. But God 🙌🏾
Megan is so beautiful not only on the outside , but biblically. Inwardly ❤️❤️
My pastor preached on Romans 12:1-2 i walked out of church knowing that I will never be the same after hearing what it is to offer my body as a living sacrifice. To die daily. I’d never heard or understood it that way before, by God’s grace, the revelation located me. It’s been a week since I heard that sermon and whenever I get flashes of who I was before the word on the tip of my tongue is “I am a new creation, behold the old has passed the new has come” . “My mind is renewed and I am transformed” “I have the spirit of love, peace and a sound mind”. A lifetime to go.
First thing I died to- my disbelief (just reading the. Bible like a child has made all the difference)
Next- my heart (forgiveness and grace in my co parenting dynamic and leaving it at the cross instead of retaliating)
Next- laziness (been exercising and man I just want to not do it!!!!! But I must pray for me😮💨)
Most importantly- my consumption of cannabis (context, I strongly believe I’m called to work in the cannabis industry on an educational basis but my consumption of 13 years blurs the purpose - to reinforce the goodness of the plant medicine and address the idolatry a dependence on cannabis is. As a plant, God knew what he was creating but as with everything else the enemy has perverted it) and the fact remains, there is so much goodness to it that God made of it - read on the human Endocannabinoid System and how cannabis works with it like no other medicine- again I say God knows what He’s doing but the devil perverts.
That’s just practically what I’ve realised. Not by my might nor by my power because the Lord knows when trials and sorrow comes I just wanna yell, bite, smoke a jay and zone out scrolling til I fall asleep) Mercy said no, we’re gonna work on that.
Metacognition is the process of thinking about your thinking
HEEEYYYY YALL. Megan. Thank you for your YES and helping us walk through our YES. God bless you and your family
Thank you for all you do for the kingdom of God!❤God has been so faithful to me I exalt his name now and everyday of my life. ❤️🙏Awesome God ❤️my family are happy once again and can now afford anything for my family even with my Retirement.$67k weekly returns has been life changing, after so much struggles.
Hello how do you make such weekly??
I'm a born Christian and sometimes I feel so down of myself because of low finance but I still believe in God.
Maria Angelina Alexander I really appreciate her efforts and transparency.
I remember giving her my first savings $20000 and she opened a brokerage account for me it turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to me.
YES!!! That's exactly her name (Maria Angelina Alexander) so many people have recommended highly about her and am just starting with her from Brisbane Australia.🇦🇺
I heard a CNBC news host spoke highly big about this name and her strategies, how she has been helpful to many people. Been trying to reach her since.
After I listened to your podcast yesterday, I literally got on the Bible app and the points to ponder paragraph was titled “Think about what you think about.” It was crazy because when you said it in your podcast I wasn’t quite sure what that meant until you fully elaborated on it. It was all just truly divine like wow!!!!
Thank You God For Allowing People Like Megan To Be Placed Into My Life! Thank You For How Far You Have Brought Her, And Thank You Megan For Such A Beautiful Word, As Well As Saying Yes To Allow God To Move Through You To Connect To His People 🤲🏾🙏🏾🤍!
This is incredibly helpful for me. I'm currently in a similar season, and I often say, "Okay, Lord, let's have our therapy session." Then I do exactly what you described: I interrogate my thoughts, decisions, and feelings. It's such an uncomfortable season and can feel a bit lonely, as He has removed so many things and people from my life. However, seeing where you are today gives me hope and strength to keep going, knowing that He is molding and guiding me through this time and into something greater. ❤
This video is so on time. My pastor was talking about how we’ve gotten too fleshly as a people , and need to seriously consecrate. My journey coming back to God has bee a whirl wind, but now I’m the space of full surrender and serious consecration. Best vid to come out for the time we’re in, and i love seeing you by yourself even though you gel really well with others!
Your continual yes to God challenges me to want to do the same because I see it's possible to fully surrender to God. When is the Merch release date Meg? The people beeeeeen waiting.
Genuinely so proud of you and your transformation and your allowing of God to fully take over Megan!! I’ve been watching since your old podcast and I seen something in you that first podcast with Jackie that the Lord was working in you, you just had a hunger that I’ve seen before because I had it before really knowing the Lord. and we are now seeing the fruit of it all, keep being faithful and unapologetically on fire for the Lord ❤️🔥
It was imperative that you had your own podcast. God was not having it no other way.
Love your channel… would love to see more examples being thought of before hand… prayer circles… times you stepped to the side even in your heart/mind… especially with big moments!! Love you though and congratulations
When I tell you I get sooooo excited when I see a new episode. I fly to my space get comfortable. Because this is like therapy.
Thank you for your platform and thank you for setting the example bc not many people do so it’s nice to see you develop and grow, bc it encourages me to keep going.
God Bless you and NEVER give up. Luv yah ☺️💕
This message was literal an answer to my tears! I needed to hear this! The mess of habits created from allowing my flesh to lead my actions is going to take care and time with God to undo! Yes, it will be hard but God has given me the power to take these feelings and thoughts captive and casting them out if they do not align to the word of God! Whew! Thank you God for your word and direction! Thank you so much Megan for being obedient and sharing this message!
Even though it's hard FULLY surrounding you, REALLY see the hand of God.
Changed, in the matter of days, CONFIDENT then things changed
And I had to depend on the Lord and trust in the Lord
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This right here is it. My walk with God in a podcast. I'm so thankful for my Father. It was my yes to Jesus.
Thank you authentic sprit 🙏🏿
This showed up right on time. Thank you for sharing his Word. ❤️
Thank you your obedience….you spoke to my surrendered journey thus far. The self interrogation is critical!! May God continue to bless you🙏🏽❤️✨
My daughter will have a mama who knows the Lord🥺🥺🥺
Wow, my contribution does nothing but my sacrifice can change EVERYTHING! ❤️🔥🙌🏾
Thank you Lord for making me find you😭😭