Learning to Give up the Rights to Myself

I'm studying for a final this afternoon, and I threw some DC Talk on the stereo for background music. But, the following stanza from the song "My Will" grabbed my attention:

I'm learning to give up the rights to myself

the bits and the pieces I've gathered as wealth

could never compare to the joy that You bring me

the peace that You show me is the strength that I need.

This is what I'm doing again this week - this is what I've been doing over the past month. The realization that I don't control things is a sobering one. It is not such an easy thing to give up the "bits and pieces I've gathered as wealth." But the moments of joy and peace make it so very worthwhile.