Giving Your All to God
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Q:
How can I give my all to God? How do I give my best to God?
A: Although
this is an excellent question, it is also such a large topic
that libraries could be filled with the books that have
already been written on this subject. I am sure you will
understand that I can only touch the hem of the garment so
to speak.
Several
Bible passages immediately come to mind. I would recommend
that you meditate on Romans 12:1-2 and 2Corinthians 5:14-15.
They have much that can help you understand the level of
surrender the Lord expects of us. As Paul said in Romans
12:1, it is only our "reasonable service." However, for the
sake of simplicity, I want to look at one particular verse.
Romans 6:13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of
unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as
those that are alive from the dead, and your members as
instruments of righteousness unto God.
Romans 6:13
gives us three steps for giving our all to the Lord. If we
will study and meditate on these three steps, I think we can
begin to understand what it means to give our all to the
Lord. Here are the steps:
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Refuse
to give yourself to sin. The verse says that we are not
to yield our members as instruments of unrighteousness
unto sin. Your members are things like your eyes, your
ears, your mouth, your mind, your hands, and your feet.
In other words, take each part of your body and
determine that it is not going to give in to sin. Refuse
to let your eyes look on that which is displeasing to
the Lord, to let your ears listen to anything they
should not, to allow your feet to take you where you
should not go, and so on. This step is negative, but it
is the first step in giving yourself to God. You must
first refuse to give yourself to your own desires and
lusts.
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Yield
your whole self unto God. To yield means to give in to,
to submit, to surrender. Romans 12:1 speaks of
presenting our bodies as a living sacrifice unto God. I
believe this means that we should come to God in prayer
and tell Him that we want to give ourselves unto Him. We
choose to give Him our lives and surrender to Him by
telling Him that we have decided to do so. You must
decide that you want God to have you entirely and that
you are willing for Him to be in charge of your life.
Tell Him that you want Him to have you entirely. If
there is any area of your life that you have not
surrendered to Him, tell Him that it also is His to do
with as He pleases. If you cannot tell Him that, then
you are not ready for giving your all to the Lord.
-
Yield
your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
This is the opposite of the first step. In the first
step, you consider the different members of your body
and refuse to give in to the desires of the flesh. Now,
you must go back to each of the members and yield them
to the service of God. You can practice this by praying
like this: "Lord, where do you want my feet to go today?
What do you want my mouth to say? Am I thinking about
what you want me to think? Am I watching and listening
to those things that are pleasing to you? Am I doing
with my hands your will?" God will begin to lead you in
His ways. As you grow in the Lord and are ready for
more, He will reveal more and more of His will to you.
I know that
I could tell you many of the things you should be doing,
like praying and Bible reading and going to church and more.
I am not discounting these at all. However, I believe this
verse outlines how we can give our all to the Lord. You may
fail on many occasions. In fact, if you follow these steps
in sincerity, you may be more frustrated for a time because
these steps will show you many ways in which you fail the
Lord. You may not know these shortcomings at this time
because you have not made the commitment and followed
through with it. However, this path is the way of greatest
blessing. When you fail, get back up and start all over
again. Be obedient to the Lord and He will certainly bless
your life in ways far beyond your understanding. I hope this
is a help to you.
Till He comes,
Pastor David Reagan
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