Taking A Second Look - (older post)

                                          He is my Everything
                                          He is my All
                                          He is my Everything
                                          Both great and small
                                          His life He gave for me
                                          Made everything new
                                          He is my Everything
                                          Friend how about you?

I was just looking back over the 'scribbles' I have shared on this blog and was struck by the text of "Everything or Nothing".   Maybe I just needed to read it again for my own spiritual well-being, but I am posting it again just in case it might touch someone else.

~~~Mom always told me to give my best-nothing less, to recognize my strengths and my weaknesses. I know that she was referring to my education, my job, or whatever I set out to accomplish in life. Those are wise parental words - I gave the same instruction to all of my children and will no doubt share that same 'wisdom' with my grandchildren at some point. Give life your best and nothing less! Through the years I have found that those instructions are even more important when it comes to living for God.
He is my Everything, how can I give Him less than my all. You say my all isn't much! You're correct! He knows my beginning and my ending; my faults and my failures; the best of me and the worst of me and He wants all of it. In His hands my faults and my failures can become my greatest victories! In His Hands my broken, scarred soul is molded into a new vessel. What shall I do with this new vessel? You see I gave Him everything! He gave it all back to me and asked me to allow Him to fill my vessel and use it to reach a world that needs Him. The decision was mine. I chose to give my all or give Him nothing, now He is my Everything. What will you do with your everything?  ~~~

I am reminded of a phrase found in scripture where Jesus tells the disciples to go into the city and in a certain place they would find a young 'donkey' tied up.  They were to tell it's owner that the Master had need of it.  Well, today we each have something 'tied up' that the 'Master has need of ' -- He needs our 'everything'...and only we can loose the ties that keep it from Him.