When God asks for what you love ost

I thought about a recent conversation I had with my daughter. I was out when she called and asked me to get her favorite food item. I did. When she sat down to eat, I asked if she could share that same meal with me.
Deep down, I already knew what her answer would be and I was right. If it had been another type of food, maybe she would have shared. But this particular one? I knew she wouldn’t.

As I reflected on that moment, I realized that’s exactly how we often are with God. We cling to the very blessings He’s placed in our hands, acting as if they were ours by right, forgetting they were given in the first place. Scripture reminds us, “Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand” (1 Chronicles 29:14).

When we struggle to release something to God whether it’s our plans, possessions, or people, it’s often because we’ve confused ownership with stewardship. But the truth is, nothing we have truly belongs to us. Abraham understood this when he was willing to lay Isaac on the altar. And in the same way, God calls us to trust Him fully, believing that what we return to Him will always be in safer hands than our own.

Prayer: Lord, thank You for every blessing You’ve placed in my life. Help me to remember that nothing I have is truly mine, it’s all Yours. Teach me to trust You completely with everything You’ve entrusted to me. Give me the courage to surrender, knowing You will never take without giving what is good. .

Verse of the Day: Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6

Song of the Day: I surrender all. Hillsong

~~God is on your side