Surrendering to God: Poetry to Encourage a Closer Walk with Christ

By Ryan Dillman

For to truly be the Christian that Jesus wants us to be,

We must bow our knees, give all to Him, and surrender our destiny

To the One who holds the past, the present, and the future in His hand.

For He is the only One who can lead us to the promised land.

Pastor Ryan Dillman is passionate about encouraging spiritual seekers in their Christian walks.

In a debut collection of inspirational poetry, he offers reflections that challenge Christians to live a life closer to Jesus through a better understanding of Biblical truths and by building strong relationships with our Heavenly Father and his Beloved Son. While lyrically exploring his own faith journey, Dillman also provides encouragement for other believers to embrace insight from the Bible while pointing all to salvation through God’s Only Son, Jesus Christ.

Surrendering to God shares meaningful, inspirational poems to positively impact believers’ walks with Christ while growing their faith.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Oct 17, 2023
• ISBN: 9798385000357

Ryan Dillman

Ryan Dillman is a pastor in the Wesleyan Church, an engineer, and the proud father of two daughters. He has recently had a spiritual restoration in his life and his first book of poems, Surrendering to God, flows from that continual experience. Ryan resides in Indiana. The photos in the book were selected by Abby Graber who lives in Indiana with her husband and son.

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Do not remember the former things,

Nor consider the things of old.

Behold, I will do a new thing,

Now it shall spring forth;

Shall you not know it?

I will even make a road in the wilderness

And rivers in the desert.

Isaiah 43:18-19 NKJV

I would like to dedicate this book to my Lord and

Savior Jesus Christ and to my two beautiful daughters,

who I pray will always walk with God.

Also I would like to thank my mother Donna and my Aunt Mary Alice

for proofreading the poems, my friend Abby for selecting the images

for this book, and Westbow Press for making this book a reality.

Finally, to Preach and Pastor Ray, your friendship has been

invaluable. Thank you for your Christian wisdom and guidance.

This book would not have happened without you both in my life.

Table of Contents

Surrendering to God

Surrender

Give Him All

Following God

Follow Me

The Narrow Path

Choosing God

Are You Ready?

Two Roads But Only One to Take

The Choice

God’s Sovereignty

Chance

Change

Not a Chance

God’s Sovereignty and Our Freewill

The Goodness of God

The Man Named Jesus

My God: So Big and So Small

The Goodness of God

The Missing Piece