Holding On For Dear Life

What is it that makes us cling so dearly to our earthly possessions? Is it the memories that they hold? Is it their significance to who we are? What about God though? We hold even greater significance and memories in our relationship with God. So why don't we cling to Him as much as we do our possessions? Why are we always becoming distracted? We know that when our earthly things diminish, the relationship, love and power of Christ will remain will us. Christ's love will never diminish. So why do we cling? Its like we hold on to these things for dear life as if our lives depended on them.

"To capture your heart, the King who is the author of anything gave up everything." We ask that Christ will fill our hearts. To surrender our hearts fully to Christ, why don't we give up everything? We are called to follow Christ, so why don't we? Not to say that this is an easy as pie thing to do, but honestly, why is it so hard to us to trust that Christ has control over everything? We are always trying to take control. What we need to do is let Him take control... completely. At the beginning of the year, I was speaking with my advisor and he said, "God laughs when we make plans." This is something that has stuck with me throughout this year as I try and listen to what God wants me to do instead of what I want to do. This was also something we were discussing in my bible study this week. We came to the "idea" that we can make plans but we HAVE to be willing to change them if that is what God intends for us.

It is a daily choice for us to surrender to Christ -- it is something we have to do everyday. Surrender and let Him take control. Stop clinging to the things that mean nothing when it comes to the love that Christ has for us.

Let me leave you with this thought, would you give up everything, if it meant that you could have anything that Christ has to offer?