Everything
This word is absolute. I don’t know of any exceptions to it. Everything means all or every single part. So, if I commit to the Lord everything, then there are no exceptions to it. I may sound crazy, but that is exactly what I’ve been trying to do for many years. I trust Him with everything. I want to give Him everything I am. I don’t want there to be any exceptions to everything. I do realize that I’ve failed pretty miserably at times. It always seems that I manage to hold something back from Him. This word, “everything”, jumped out of the passage I was reading written by King David. Check this out….
3 Trust in the Lord and do good.
Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.
4 Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you your heart’s desires.
5 Commit everything you do to the Lord.
Trust him, and he will help you.
6 He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn,
and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.
7 Be still in the presence of the Lord,
and wait patiently for him to act.(Psalm 37:3-7 NLT)
There is a lot packed into this Psalm and I’ve only restated 5 verses of the 40 verses written by David. He speaks in the entire psalm of how the godly people should trust the Lord in every situation and with everything. There are no exceptions to trusting the Lord. He can handle the hardest and most complex things as well as the simple things.
The Lord wants my heart.
He wants my actions to follow my heart that trusts Him with everything.
He wants my words to reflect my heart that trusts Him with everything.
He wants my entire life, everything I am and everything I have to be devoted to Him.
There are no exceptions to everything. When I trust Him with everything, then He has everything under control and there’s nothing I need to worry over or stress about. He is the Master Planner, Master Creator and Master Director of my life. My role is faithful obedience to His call and His plan for my life – nothing less than everything. There are amazing promises that come to me when I trust Him with everything. He makes me who I was meant to be. He represents me. He changes other people’s perceptions of me. He gives me favor. He showers me with grace and mercy. I’m still learning to give everything to Him. It’s way easier said than done.
Pressing On!
Dwayne