I tried to deny it. I really did. I tried to tell myself that God didn't really want everything. I tried to hold back. I tried to barter. "You can have this, but I'm just not ready to give up that yet."
But I have discovered something and there is no turning back from this knowledge: Jesus is a hidden treasure, a pearl of great price. He is worth selling everything for. (Matthew 13:44-46)
I just recently heard a message about Jesus feeding the multitudes. It was pointed out that Jesus could have multiplied just one loaf and one fish. Why did he take the boy's entire lunch? Because Jesus requires everything. He knows that what he has is so much better and he desires the best for us. Besides that, he gave everything at the cross, so why would I give him less than my everything? He deserves it all.
I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ my Lord for whose sake I have lost all things. Philippians 3:8
Some things have been harder to give up than others, but in the midst of it all I have found joy in the surrender. I am joyful because I get to watch what he does with my everything. I get to see what it becomes in his hands. If Jesus has the power to feed the multitudes with a meager sacrifice, what can he do with my everything? It's an amazing thought!
"All he wants is everything. Our everything is not a lot, but he doesn't want a lot. He just wants everything." -Heidi Baker
