Really? All of it? All of it. God wants it all. Every part of us. Every little thing and every big thing. The waking up and the lying down, in the peace and the stress, when we please him and when we royally screw it all up.
That's super hard. Far easier said than done, am I right? I tell God I love him and I am devoted to him, I pray, and go on my way. Later I see someone I'm not particularly fond of and some not pleasant thoughts roll through my mind about them. God sees those. Just because they're in your head doesn't mean they are hidden from him. So yeah, I tell God I am a full and devoted follower of him, aaaand then I go and break one of his main teachings. As in, love your neighbor as yourself. Dang. Messed up. Again. What a surprise. I mean, I fully intend to give him my all. Kind of? Hmm. I mean, I do when it's easy. Like when I am stressed out and I pick up my Bible to hit up John 14. I give myself to God then in a devotion. But when I am doing great, when I am at peace, and when all my work is going well, and when all my relationships with other people are smooth. I guess I kinda forget... to give God my all. It's always easy to put things into a relationship when you're the one seeing the benefits. When you are in a relationship where you feel like you're giving more than you're getting can make you a little stale. I constantly forget how much Jesus has done for me. I can never, ever give enough back to him. Think, ultimate one-sided relationship. My life is all for him. It is literally like, the least thing I can do. A life for a life. The thing is, God made life still kind of good for us. We have a will to live, and God gave us free will. We don't have to make the choice to give our all to him, and there are other options that are easier for the short term. But, once you've jumped in with both feet, once you've cannonballed into this relationship, you will come to realize that the rewards God gives is far sweeter when we are all in. We have to give him our all, even when were not really feeling it. Yes, it will be hard. Water also is wet. Making an effort is still a part of relationships. Remember why you're where you are, and what God has done for you, what he really has done for you, and maybe some clarity will come. We gotta give all of it, because he already gave all of it. We're just giving it back, when you think about it. So give it up, all of it, and know that it is in better hands with God than it is when you're holding on to it. Yeah. All of it. Sydney
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