From Glory to Glory, One Surrender at a Time

Heart Share with Tre' Burks | A Seat at the Queen's Table | Wives Who War

What are you beholding?

Your circumstances? Your shortcomings? Your past? The things you cannot control?

Or are you beholding Christ?

This Monday at the Queen's Table, Tre' Burks brought a powerful revelation from 2 Corinthians 3:18 that challenged us to examine not only who we're becoming, but where we've fixed our gaze.

“Beholding is becoming.”

Because what we continually focus on has a way of shaping what we reflect.

Tre' reminded us that spiritual maturity isn't about performing Christianity, perfecting our outward appearance, or trying harder to make ourselves acceptable to God.

It's about coming before Him unveiled.

No masks. No hiding. No pretending we've figured everything out.

Just our authentic selves, surrendered before the One who has the power to transform us.

And here's the revelation:

Transformation is not behavior modification. It is the inward work of the Holy Spirit.

Drawing from Paul's words about moving from glory to glory, Tre' explained that spiritual transformation is an ongoing process. Like a butterfly undergoing metamorphosis, God is doing work within us that cannot be rushed or manufactured through human effort.

Our responsibility is to keep showing up, keep surrendering, and keep beholding Christ.

But what happens when we've surrendered something to God, only to reach back for the steering wheel?

Tre' spoke candidly about the struggle to relinquish control and the daily decision to trust God with outcomes we cannot predict.

Surrender isn't simply something we did yesterday. It's a posture we must continue choosing today.

And then the Table began to build!

Tee challenged us to put on “God-colored glasses”—to shift our perspective and begin seeing ourselves and our circumstances through God's eyes rather than our own insecurities and limitations.

We were reminded that maturity isn't measured by how well we hold everything together, but by our willingness to surrender it all to God.

And a powerful truth emerged:

We are not becoming more like Christ by staring at everything that's wrong with us. We are transformed as we behold the One who is right, holy, faithful, and able.

The conversation became even more personal as Tre' encouraged us to acknowledge the struggles we're carrying today—the ones we've named and the ones we may not yet have recognized.

Because sometimes the first step toward surrender is being willing to admit:

“Lord, I need Your help with this.”

And through it all, the women surrounded one another with prayer, encouragement, and the reminder that God's hand is not too short to save, nor His ear too heavy to hear.

As we continue our October journey through MATURITY, we're discovering that becoming is not a destination we reach in this lifetime.

It is a daily pursuit of Christ, an ongoing surrender, and a transformation that continues as we behold Him.

“I will not have become until I have beholded Him. Face to face.”

So, Wife, here's your invitation:

Take off the mask.

Release the steering wheel.

Shift your gaze.

And bring your unveiled self before the Lord.

Because what you behold matters. Who you're becoming matters. And the One doing the transforming matters most.

We're going from faith to faith, from glory to glory.

And we're not finished becoming.

Pull up your chair. There's still room at the Table.

October Theme: MATURITY

Scripture Foundations: 2 Corinthians 3:18 | 2 Corinthians 3:12–17 | Isaiah 59:1 | Philippians 3:12–14 | Colossians 3:12–15