Galatians 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. It is no longer I who lives, but Christ lives in me."

All to Jesus I surrender;
All to Him I freely give;
I will ever love and trust Him,
In His presence daily live.
I surrender all,
I surrender all;
All to Thee, my blessed Savior,
I surrender all.

In the late 1800's Judson Van Deventer, a graduate from Hillsdale College went to work as an art teacher in Pennsylvania. Even though he enjoyed his work, he struggled wondering how He could serve the Lord more completely with his life. He struggled against surrendering his will to the will of the Lord. Friends later encouraged him to pursue the work of evangelism, but he was indecisive for more than five years.  

One day while in fellowship with another evangelist, he decided to give everything over to the Lord, and he later wrote, the now very familiar song, "I Surrender All." A new day was ushered into his life and he traveled throughout the United States, England and Scotland preaching the Word of the Lord. Later in his life he had the opportunity to befriend and become a mentor to a man who described him as a "kind, deeply spiritual gentleman who influenced my preaching." The man who he influenced was Billy Graham.  

Oprah Winfrey also stated that early in her career, long before she was the multi-award winning talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist that she desperately wanted to be cast in the movie, the Color Purple.  She auditioned for the movie, and knew in her heart that this role was created for her. But it was after an extended period of time of not receiving a call, coupled with hearing that another well know actress was in line to get the role, that she questioned God, and asked why??? But it was through tear-dimmed eyes that she prayed, and sang, "I Surrender All." She realized that even though she wanted this more than anything else in life that she had to surrender her desire to Lord. A short time after she fully surrendered, she rec'd a call from Steven Spielberg and he offered her the role. The rest is truly history.

Judson and Oprah surrendered all to the Lord and their lives were literally transformed. My sister, have you surrendered all to the Lord? It may be difficult, and you may not fully understand, but I encourage you to let go and let God have His way in your life. He loves you and it pleases Him when you trust Him with every aspect of your life. He won't let you down, and He won't disappoint you. Surrender all to Jesus and watch Him bless you in ways you never imagined.