10 Steps Ahead: A Growth Devotional with Adia PetersonSample

Determine to Give Him All You've Got 

There's a song by Forever Jones called He Wants It All. It always causes me to ask myself what, in my life, might I be holding back? The Bible is clear on this: a life with God requires everything we have to give. 

When we come to God we have to be willing to say, nothing is off-limits. And when we do that, we get to experience all of His fullness in return. The place to begin is to put God first, no questions asked.  Many times, we are waiting. Waiting until we are older and more "serious" to get real with our relationship with God. We end up putting off prayer for fear of being too spiritual, not being passionate in our worship because of what our friends might think and avoiding reading the Bible because we feel it's too hard to understand. Though it might be hard to hear, none of these are good reasons for holding back on God. 

I hope to help you by saying, there is absolutely no perfect time to give all you have. God is worthy of your entire offering—the offering of your life, your dreams, your passions, and your time.  Give all you've got, even if you don't feel ready or you don't understand all that it will mean, because you trust Him and you believe He deserves it. 

Think On It

Ask yourself, How can I adjust the things in my life to make sure that I am putting God first? What do I need to change in how I am offering my life to the Lord?