On Annamarie Strawhand’s March 15, 2024, broadcast of Life in the Faith Lane, a viewer commented: “Lord, replace my will and desires with your will and desires for me.” 

Annamarie explained that the only way to do that is by an act of surrender to allow God to flow to you and through you. There is power in surrender! If you really want God’s will to come in and move in your life, you need to get into the posture of surrender and ask Him to fill you with His Holy Spirit and His will for your life.

Watch the video below for more on this teaching, and then follow the instructions to take your posture of surrender face-down on the floor before God, and pray the prayer that follows.

 

Posture of Surrender

Put a beach towel or blanket on the floor and lay on your stomach, if you are physically able, and get on your face before God. If you can’t physically lie on the floor, get into a kneeling position and bow down. Do your best to get your head on the floor and stretch your arms out on the floor in front of you. This is a posture of surrender before the Lord.

Note: You don’t want to “empty yourself” because emptying yourself can be very dangerous. That’s what people do when they do Yoga meditations. You want to go before the Lord and surrender to Him. It’s an act of worship, an act of honor. It’s you presenting yourself — mind, body, soul, and spirit — to Father God.

You’re not replacing something in you. You’re asking God to fill you immediately with His will, His way, and His Holy Spirit and for Him to overtake you and fill you with His desires, plans, and purposes for you.

As you pray, release any resistance that you’re feeling in your body. Totally surrender, and receive the heaviness of His glory. Wait on Him until you feel it come upon you.

Pray Out Loud

• “Heavenly Father, Almighty God, Father of Glory, I come to You today before Your throne in humble faith surrendering to You, Almighty God. I surrender my life, my mind, my body, my soul, and my spirit to You, Almighty God. In the name of my Lord Jesus Christ and through the blood of Jesus Christ, I surrender my will to Your will, Father God. I come before You in humility. Your word says that we are to humble ourselves under Your mighty right hand and that You will raise us up in due time. 

• “I decree that my will now agrees with Your will, Father God. Reveal Your will to me every day, Father God. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit, every part of me, and right now, in the name of Jesus Christ, I surrender to You, Father God. I want more of You, Father God. I love You, Father God. I’m seeking Your will. I’m seeking Your face. I ask you now, Father God, for You to reveal Your will to me. Give me understanding. Remove any scales off my eyes and lift any veils. Take any place of stone in my heart, and give me a heart of flesh. Give me a heart to know Your heart, Father God. 

• “I command my soul to yield to You, God. My soul exalts you, God. I surrender to you, God. I surrender my life to You, Father God. You are my Father, my loving Father. I trust you, God, with my life, with my spouse, with my children, and with my finances. I surrender to You, God. I believe You are doing all things for my good. I believe I’m called to Your purpose. I ask for Your Holy Spirit to come upon me now. I receive that glory, that covering that only You can give me, Father. Fill me, Father God, with Your purpose. Fill me, Father God, with Your glory. Fill me, Father God, with Your spirit. I yield to You, Father God. I yield. I surrender to You, Father God. I receive Your will for my life, Father God. I receive Your heavy glory. Thank You, Jesus. Thank You, Father.

• “My will is Your will, Father God. Thank You, Father God. I proclaim that my will is receiving the will of God. My mind, my will, my heart, my soul, my spirit, my ears, my mouth, my hands, and my feet are coming into alignment with the will and the word of God. Holy Spirit, flow to me and through me, rivers of living water. Thank You, Jesus. I command my emotions to yield to the will of God.” 

Raise up your hands, and feel the weight of his glory as you continue to pray out loud. 

• “Heavenly Father, Father God, I am Yours, all of me. I belong to You. Have Your way with me, O Lord, O God. Your glory is my covering, and Your favor surrounds me as a shield. You’ve plucked my feet out of the net and have established my goings. Keep me on the path of righteousness so I will not veer from it. I thank You, Father, for being a good, good Father. Thank You for Your grace and mercy. Thank You for Your Holy Spirit that fills me, guides me, and reveals Your heart to me. I am one with You, Father, through Christ Jesus forever. I worship You, God. I worship You, Father.”

Can you feel the heaviness of the glory, the weight of the glory on you?

• “Father, I thank you that the weight of Your glory is upon me. You are pouring Your will and Your understanding into me because of my act of surrender according to Your word as I have humbled myself under Your mighty right hand. I feel the weight, and You will exalt me in due time. I am never empty. I am filled with You, Father God. Thank You, Father God. Thank You, Holy Spirit. Thank You, Lord Jesus. Amen and amen.”

Wait On God

Believe by faith He’s doing this work in you. Keep surrendering. Lie there and wait on God until you begin to feel the heavy hand of God come upon you. While you wait, you can say, “Lord, fill me with Your Spirit. Fill me with Your plans and purposes. Fill me with Your presence. Place Your hand upon me, Lord.” 

The Bible says that we come under the mighty right hand of God, and you will feel that power, that heaviness come upon you. Sometimes you won’t even be able to get up off the floor for a few minutes because He’s coming in and doing that work in you.

1 Peter 5:6, KJV
“Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.”