Are you really surrendering it all to Him?

One of the biggest problems Christians have is giving up everything for God. We don’t mind inviting Jesus into our hearts, but we have a hard time giving our hearts to Him. I believe much of the reason for this is that we get it drilled into our heads so much that we need Jesus just so that we can get into heaven. This "Seeker Friendly Christianity" does nothing but please, not teach about what we should really be doing with our lives as Christians.  Beliefs like this lead (or, scare would be better worded. actually) people to believe that the only point in becoming a Christian is to save you from being going to hell.

Because of this, many new Christians go through life as usual, without letting Jesus be the ultimate boss of their lives. People accept Jesus to become saved from Hell, but they don’t really know what it’s ultimately all about! They don’t realize that becoming a born again Christian is a complete lifestyle transformation. Asking Jesus into your life is asking to be completely changed from the inside out. We have to allow Him complete control over our lives, and our lives will be amazing. Once we allow Him control, we no longer have to worry about the meaningless questions that constantly trouble us, because He will do what is best for our lives.

The whole "God is my co captain" thing needs to change. Instead, it should be God is my Captain! He is the one in the lead, and we need to realize that when we give our lives over to Him, we can leave our worries at the feet of Jesus.  He has so much purpose for us, yet, we fail to accept this purpose by not allowing Him to be the ultimate controller of our lives. We need to realize that the empty feelings in our lives aren’t the result of needing to get into a new relationship, or start a new addiction, but are the result of a desperate need for Him!

The band Tenth Avenue North has a song called Lift Us Up To Fall that describes what we should do quite perfectly. The chorus goes:

WE’RE WAITING HERE
WAITING FOR YOU, GOD
WITH OUR HOPES AND FEARS
WE COME EMPTY HANDS HELD OUT
LORD, DRAW US NEAR
HEAL THESE BROKEN HEARTS
AND LIFT US UP TO FALL BEFORE
EVERYTHING YOU ARE

We should give everything to God, our hopes and fears, the good and the bad! We should allow Him into our lives to heal our broken hearts in a way that only He can! And as the last line says, we should fall before everything He is! We should be willing to let our guards down so that He may work in us!

As Psalm 37:5 (NLV) says, we should “Commit everything [we] do to the Lord.” We should “trust him, and he will help [us].” Romans 8:26 also says, “All things work for good to those who love God,” so giving over our lives to Him can only mean prosperity and happiness. Giving our lives over to God can only be a win-win situation. This is the biggest deal you will ever make in life and one that will reap many positive benefits. It is definitely one decision that you will never have to worry about.

Proverbs 3:5-6 says “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight,” so what have you got to lose?

Love Always,

Jenna