Turning the
rulership of our life to God is essential, but it’s not unlike signing papers to
give someone power of attorney over all your finances. You won’t do it with a
stranger or someone you don’t trust. Thus “Faith” is essential before this can
happen. God’s solutions are often complex and take time to be effective. They
are often confusing at first. If we turn back and forth between God and our old
ways we will get nowhere. The type of faith we need must be deep and long
lasting.
This is never
easy. God sets very hard terms. God insists on being...well... “God”... God
refuses to play second fiddle to anything. God will inevitably ask us to give
up some of our most cherished things (as these are inevitably the root of most
of our problems). If we really want to change we must make God our focus, our
dream and our greatest love. If we love God but continue to dream of things God
has asked us to give up we are setting ourselves up for either failure or
misery.
Saying “yes” to
the woman or man you marry, means saying “no” to anyone else from that day
forth. Saying “Yes” to God means saying “no” to all other gods...including such
things as greed, lust, power, etc.
