Have you ever gotten a song in your head that you couldn\u2019t stop humming? Sometime over the weekend, while driving home from Nashville, I imagine, I heard an old rock classic and it stuck in my mind. This morning I woke up hearing it in my head. Then I thought about the words and thought how sad the song is. You know the chorus. \u201cI want you, I need, but there ain\u2019t no way I\u2019m ever gonna love you, now don\u2019t be sad, cause two our of three ain\u2019t bad.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/i>As a child of God. we don\u2019t have to ever accept anything less than the best, and two out of three \u201cain\u2019t \u201c the best. Meat Loaf may have had a hit, but he\u2019s dead wrong.<\/p>\n
Consider Romans 12: 1-2
\n<\/b>\u00a01<\/b> Christian brothers, I ask you from my heart to give your bodies to God because of His loving-kindness to us. Let your bodies be a living and holy gift given to God. He is pleased with this kind of gift. This is the true worship that you should give Him. 2<\/b> Do not act like the sinful people of the world. Let God change your life. First of all, let Him give you a new mind. Then you will know what God wants you to do. And the things you do will be good and pleasing and perfect.
\nThis morning\u2019s In Touch daily devotional said it better than I could ever express, and it fell right in line with what God was giving to me as I awoke this morning, amazing, but then He\u2019s God!
\nThe Lord wants to give each of us an abundance of blessings. Let\u2019s explore what is required so that we may enjoy all that He has planned.
\nToday\u2019s passage clarifies the one necessary condition for receiving His best: full surrender. Every aspect of our being\u2014body, soul, and spirit\u2014is to be a living sacrifice. This may sound dreary, but contrary to human logic, true freedom is found only when we fully yield to Christ.
\nIn the Old Testament, sacrifice was very common. To atone for sin, a person could bring a lamb to the altar. The animal was set apart for God\u2019s purposes as a holy offering, and through its death, restitution was made.
\nWhen we give ourselves as a sacrifice, there is, thankfully, no need for our blood to be shed. Jesus died to atone for all our sin. But out of love and gratitude, every aspect of our lives should be dedicated to Him.
\nWhat does a surrendered life entail? Most importantly, it involves complete commitment to Christ, unaltered by the world\u2019s influence. Our desires and old ways of functioning are no longer driving forces. Instead, His Spirit guides, and His will is the goal. Yielding to Him means following His way in attitude, words, thoughts, and deeds\u2014and doing so unapologetically, unwaveringly, fearlessly.
\nYou have a choice\u2014either be content with less than God\u2019s best, or give yourself fully to Him. Complete surrender is not an easy road; it means dying to your desires and selfishness. But remember that the Lord is willing and able to do more than we can even imagine. Courtesy In Touch Ministries<\/i>
\nLet your Heavenly Father do more for you than you can even imagine, He\u2019s willing and that is what He wants for you. Never settle for two our of three……
\nBe blessed,
\nthe pilgrim<\/p>\n
\t*\tPhoto Note: Nikon F5, 80-200, Velvia, Serengeti Plain, Kenya, Africa.
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