A control issue

For the past several weeks my laptop and I have not been able to agree on whether my browser was set to allow cookies. The sign in page took control and kept me out. Thus I could not open the blog page. I really don't know who was right but it finally worked.
For a few blogs to come I want to talk about what I see are some really exciting steps for church revitalization. There are some real tools and some workable steps that a church can take that seems to allow the Holy Spirit a greater freedom to carry out His work.
So I will start with what I perceive to be step one. That is an honest appraisal of the current situation of the Church by the pastor and membership. I do not mean by this a critical negative event. I mean a simple addressing of the facts of life as it in in the church as compared to what we sense God is wanting it to be like.
I also don't mean addressing areas like commitment, dedication, apathy, etc. Frankly those are symptoms, they are not the causes. We must address our lack of a strategy, but we must first our own personal relationship to Jesus. I suspect, rather I know because I am also guilty, that we want enough of a relationship with Jesus to keep our identity with Him but not enough of a relationship to allow Him to have the kind of freedom to rearrange our life without our consent. Not the kind of control that gives Him the freedom to truly call the shots and expect our cooperation with out quarrel.
Could we start today, maybe just you and me and ask Jesus to forgive our own limited yieldedness to His control of our lives?