All to Jesus I surrender…

The popular hymn I Surrender All is on my favorite songs. It is a song that should be the foundation for our relationship with Christ.

All to Jesus, I surrender;
All to Him I freely give;
I will ever love and trust Him,
In His presence daily live.

I surrender all, I surrender all,
All to Thee, my blessèd Savior,
I surrender all.

All to Jesus I surrender;
Humbly at His feet I bow,
Worldly pleasures all forsaken;
Take me, Jesus, take me now.

I like the word all because there is no interpretation needed. It’s not surrender this and keep that or surrender a couple of these while hanging onto a few of those. The song says All to Jesus I surrender; all to him I freely give. There is nothing I can or want to hold back. But how do I do that?

I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.   Psalm 32:8

Surrendering to Jesus is actually pretty simple.  You just do it and God takes care of the rest.  You really have the easiest part imaginable.  All we have to do is say here it is Jesus take it and use me.  Being willing is the first step; God won’t work with a stubborn individual or one who is holding on to parts of their lives.  You have to be willing to sacrifice it all to truly follow Jesus.  That could mean friends, family, dreams, or jobs.  It also means you have a life with less worry because you are concerned more with what Christ wants for you and less with what you want from your life.  Don’t over complicate it, just do it.  Pray to Jesus that you want to give him your entire life and truly mean it. Then sit back and wait for his instruction as he guides you each step of the way!