I’m saved.  I’m a Christian.  Now what?  I get up and go to work and come home and do the family thing and every now and then, not often enough, go on vacation.  I go to church each week.  Try to listen to Christian radio or at least conservative talk radio if they are only playing the cheesy songs or doing an entire month pledge drive on the Christian station.

I read my bible and get really pumped up when I hear stories about King David when he says things like, “who is this Philistine who defies the armies of the living God”.  I’m like, YES, when I here Paul talk about how he is a prisoner in chains for the gospel, and how he would consider everything a waste compared to knowing Christ and being radically devoted to him.  But I got to be honest, I’m kind of jealous.  I feel like they had this super devoted and risky adventure of a life following Christ and I’m like buying non honey nut Cherios for my boys because they don’t need all the sugar in their diet.  I mean, I don’t want the organic band wagon to leave without me.

Furthermore, I see the kinds of global disasters that are happening all over the world that are exactly like the labor pains of the end times that we read about in Revelation.  I’m thinking that I’ve got to put all the cards on the table.  I’m the only thing standing in the way of a life that makes radical attempts and surrenders fully to God.  God will use my life in big and amazing ways as I give him all of me.  My hopes, dreams, ambitions.

I just wrote this song that puts it all in perspective.  It’s time we see ourselves as the disciples and apostles saw themselves.  All in; Fully surrendered.  God wants to use you to change the world, but first you have to say to Him, Im All Yours.

Im All Yours- By Rick Stump

A little clay, a little sand, the breath of God and I became a man.  I turned away, my heart went black, but God gave up his only Son and bought me back.  Jesus take my life and make it Yours.  Then use my heart to love this broken world.  Im all yours.  When I look, give me your eyes.  To see the poor and the oppressed here in this life.  And where I go, You go beside.  Turn every mortal step I take into divine.  Jesus take my life and make it Yours.  Then use my heart to love this broken world.  It’s amazing how this little ball of clay, could come to life and do the holiest of things.  And I have nothing I can offer you of worth.  But my dust is Yours, my dust is Yours.  jesu take my life and make it yours.

Have an awesome day!