Giving it all to God
“And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” (ESV) Matthew 22:37
In our everyday life we say something like giving your all in school to make it, giving up everything to have a successful marriage, sacrificing for your loved ones and friends etc. We are mostly willing to give our all to people or circumstances to make everything work out but when it comes to God we find it hard. Why is that?
Most times we want God to take some part of us thinking we can handle the "not so serious ones". For example, you tell God; “take care of my finances, academic pursuit or career but leave my relationships or my eating disorder to me. I got that God! No problem!” But the real deal is God wants it all, everything about you, even to the point of your mid-day snack and shirt to wear.
If we really want to be followers of our master Jesus, we have to give it all because He gave up all for us sinners who are worth nothing (Romans 5:8). He could have easily destroyed us and created a perfect new set of humans but He left His throne and came down to serve and die a shameful death for us. His death rescued us from eternal condemnation so the least we can do is surrendering all to Him, every aspect not leaving anything behind.
He doesn't want to kind of take our freedom but to give us complete genuine heart and mind to have peace before Him and before men. I hope we give it all in walking with God. He has a perfect plan for you and me.