"Submission" carries with it the connotation of one will, bent to another's. It seems odious to us because in many cases it has come with force from one with greater power, weilded against another in order to exact obedience from them.
In the case of God though, he doesn't want this kind of "submission". He wants to force no one into unwilling subservience. In his case, I willingly bow to his greater wisdom and love, and the innate depth of goodness in him, knowing that if his way is different from mine, it will be better! Knowing his love and trusting his goodness makes it easy to want his way.
So that word "submission" doesn't fit right with me here. There is no coercion. I simply trust his way.
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