I Surrender All

"I Surrender All" (Jadon Lavik Version)

We were in the car heading out for a quick fast food dinner tonight. My 2-year-old was singing in the back seat. Singing is a new hobby of hers and she is soaking up new songs like a sponge!

"Surrender all, Mommy!" she said.

"Okay," I said. "I'll find it." I shuffled through the iPod and found Jadon Lavik's version of the old hymn "I Surrender All." It's become one of our daughter's favorite. As I listened to the words, sung by Jadon Lavik, my little girl's voice was so sweet to my ears. Tears came to my eyes.

All to Jesus I surrender;

All to Him I freely give;

I will ever love and trust Him,

In His presence daily live.

Refrain:

I surrender all,

I surrender all;

All to Thee, my blessed Savior,

I surrender all.

All to Jesus I surrender;

Humbly at His feet I bow,

Worldly pleasures all forsaken;

Take me, Jesus, take me now.

All to Jesus I surrender;

Make me, Savior, wholly Thine;

Let me feel the Holy Spirit,

Truly know that Thou art mine.

All to Jesus I surrender;

Lord, I give myself to Thee;

Fill me with Thy love and power;

Let Thy blessing fall on me.

Do I truly trust Jesus daily, do I truly surrender all to Him? Even my little girl sitting in the back seat of the car? Even my newborn son who is so helpless and dependent on me?

I must, in fact, be like my son, fully dependent. I must realize that I can do nothing in my life to guarantee my well-being. That's fully God's department. And He's got a history of being good at it, too.

All to Jesus I surrender;

Lord, I give myself to Thee;

Fill me with Thy love and power;

Let Thy blessing fall on me.

What I hear God saying: I want you to truly trust me and have no fear.