Blessed Assurance: Part One- Submission

I find few things more fascinating than the forgotten verses of old hymns.  It is like finding a treasure in the attic.  Hymns are wonderful because they are filled with scripture and they carry deep theological meaning.  Many hymns were also written in the face of great adversity, making them even more valuable. (James 1:2-4)

I recently stumbled upon the third verse of the hymn, Blessed Assurance, and it blew my mind.
"Perfect submission- all is at rest,
I in my savior am happy and blest,
watching and waiting,
looking above,
filled with His goodness,
lost in His love."

What a wonderful picture of what our life should look like in Christ! Don't you want these lines to characterize your walk with Christ? Oh boy, I know I sure do! Let's walk through this side by side with God's word to find out how to attain this.

Perfect submission- all is at rest. 
  From my understanding of this line, all is at rest is a result of perfect submission.  So when we submit our lives to God, our hearts will be at rest. How absolutely wonderful!

-Matthew 6:25-34 tells us to refuse worry because God will provide for us. When we trust Him with our needs, we are submitting.
-Philippians 4:6-7 again says "be anxious for nothing!" We are commanded to hand it over to God with thanksgiving.  It is then, that the peace of God will guard our hearts and minds in Christ.
-1 Peter 5:1-2 tells us to humble ourselves before God and to cast our cares on Him. Giving over our cares to the Lord is certainly an act of humility and submission.

So when we joyfully submit our lives to the Lord and let Him take over, all will be at rest.