God wants everything. He doesn’t just want the little things in your life and He doesn’t just want the extra time that you have. He wants everything. We’re called to give our lives for His kingdom. The cost of following Jesus isn’t supposed to be easy, He never said that it would be.
I have found myself throwing up my arms lately in surrender to God…realizing that I can’t do it. I can’t do it on my own and I don’t want to try anymore! I don’t want to be trying to figure out this life on my own, I don’t have the strength to and the great thing is that I don’t have to…
I have surrendered my finances, aware that I can’t come up with the $3,100 I need before the 15th. I know that God has called me here and that He will continue to provide for me as long as it is in His will.
I have surrendered my heart, something that I realized I hadn’t been fully trusting God with…I had given Him everything else, but still remained control of this. It’s rough when God points out that you’ve given Him your past, your future, and every bit of your present, but not your heart. It’s hard to trust that He knows best and to follow where He leads.
I have surrendered my relationships, following God’s promptings regardless of the pain. He is pursing me and I made a commitment months ago to abandon whatever He asks so that I can grow closer to Him. I didn’t understand the weight of that commitment at the time.
Surrender isn’t easy, but then again, this life isn’t supposed to be easy.
