What does it mean to submit to God? We’ll get to that, but first James gives us a great picture of what submission does not mean (James 4:1–5). You’re not sub- mitted to God if your life is marked by things like illicit pleasure, strife, lust, envying, and friendship with the world. The reason I titled this section “surrender” instead of “submission” is that surrender is the forgotten element in submission. You don’t often hear the full story when the concept of submission is taught. If you want