{"id":4639,"date":"2026-08-14T02:11:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T02:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/?p=4639"},"modified":"2026-08-10T00:20:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T00:20:23","slug":"take-my-life-and-let-it-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/take-my-life-and-let-it-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Take My Life and Let It Be"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Friday, August 14<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Take My Life and Let It Be<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God\u2019s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God\u2014this is your true and proper worship<\/em>.<strong> Romans 12:1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Take My Life and Let It Be&#8221; is a hymn that expresses a believer&#8217;s desire for change and a closer walk with God. Written by Frances Havergal, the hymn begins with the words:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Take my life, and let it be consecrated, Lord, to thee. Take my moments and my days, let them flow in ceaseless praise.\u201d <\/em>This song, in particular, covers every part of life: where I walk, what I say, the path we will take, and the life I lead. It is all His. <em>It is a prayer that asks not simply, \u201cGod, what can You give me?\u201d but, \u201cGod, what can I give You?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Paul writes: \u201cTherefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God\u2019s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God\u2014this is your true and proper worship.\u201d \u2014 Romans 12:1<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A living sacrifice. That means surrender is not something we do once and then forget. It is something we practice every day. We surrender when we choose forgiveness instead of resentment. We surrender when we use our gifts to serve rather than to be recognized. We surrender when we give our time to someone who needs us. We surrender when we release our need to control the outcome. We surrender when God&#8217;s plans are different from our own and we choose to trust Him anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes we think consecration means giving up everything that brings us joy. But surrender to God is not about becoming less of who we are. It is about allowing Him to make us fully who He created us to be.<\/p>\n<p>Our hands can become instruments of compassion.<\/p>\n<p>Our words can become instruments of encouragement.<\/p>\n<p>Our homes can become places of hospitality.<\/p>\n<p>Our resources can become expressions of generosity.<\/p>\n<p>Our experiences, even the painful ones, can become sources of wisdom and compassion for someone else.<\/p>\n<p>Our lives can become an offering.<\/p>\n<p>We can give God our time and still hold tightly to our plans. We can give Him our resources and still want control. We can serve Him and still struggle to trust Him with the outcome. Surrender does not mean that we stop caring about our lives. It means that we place our lives in the hands of the One who cares for us most.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prayer for today<\/strong>: <em>Heavenly Father, thank You for calling us back unto You. Strengthen our faith and guide our steps as we seek to know You more deeply. Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday, August 14 Take My Life and Let It Be Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God\u2019s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God\u2014this is your true and proper worship. 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