Submit to God!

Hmm...tough subject...I was at breakfast with a good friend this morning and we were just sort of reading through some verses and came upon James 4:7-10. I remember someone sharing that with me a while ago and I highlighted it but never really came back to it. My new goal is to not just read verses, but to apply them to my life. This is sort of my first experience doing this so I am anxious to see what happens. Here is what it says:

James 4:7-10
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

Ah...the first sentence...Submit yourselves to God. Sometimes I wonder what that exactly means. But I have come to the conclusion that is is nothing more than just giving your all to Him and holding nothing back. Basically, submitting your life into His hands. Resist the devil...sounds like something we are told but we never really listen to. Its not just good enough to walk along life without caring, Satan is going to try every way possible to attack you and to take your focus off of Christ. You must resist Satan! I love the part where it says humble yourselves before the Lord...wow...that is something that is really hard! First off...humble basically means not to he proud...and to be modest. That's what God wants from us. He wants us to just admit to Him that we are wrong and He is the only thing that is for us. He is the one and only who will get us through things...first, submit yourself to God, resist the devil, then humble yourself before Him! Prayers for all!