the very concept of laying all of it down...
all that i am, all that i have, i lay them down before you oh God...
my question is, what does it mean to lay my life down for God?
i read today from my devo:
1 peter 2:11-12..
beloved, i beg you as sohourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.
a part of the prayer at the end was...
from this day, i will measure success, achievement, and fulfillment by doing good works that bring You glory....
when am i glorifying God and when am i not?
and what does it mean to lay my life down?
is it about completing trusting God?
and how about those times when i say God is in control but i don't hear anything from God so i act on my own...is that taking stuff into my own hands?
it just feels like i easily say "my times are in Your hands" or "take me Lord, take all of me" but i don't feel that He has all of me, maybe because i feel that my life should change (like wow) if He has all of me. but if i'm still doing the same ol' things then there must be something that i should be doing that i'm not...
i know i have sometimes struggled with the concept of what i enjoy vs whether what i enjoy really brings glory to God...
maybe i should just keep this simple and seek God and the rest will fall into place...
He is God. He'd honor that..
make this clear God.
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