The Discipline of Submission Summary and Analysis

Submission is the most abused of the spiritual disciplines. Submission offers freedom from the need to always get your way. It shows how much over-importance is often placed on things that don't matter. When it comes to submission, silence is the key. Let grace be the words that handle the situation.

Submission leads to the awareness that happiness should not be based on whether we get our way. Jesus leads the call to submission and he leads by example. A person should be ready to give up everything and follow Jesus, just like Jesus gave up everything for the world.

There are seven acts of submission. The first is to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The second act is submission to the Scripture. This means opening up our hearts to hear, receive, and obey...