How Do I Fully Surrender My Life to God?

This is the most important question we can ask: How can I know I’m a genuine Christian? How can I know that I’m totally surrendered to God and that I’ve said, “Lord, my life is yours”? Our text above indicates that in order to find God’s will, we need to be looking for Him with everything we’ve got. This implies complete sincerity. It means that we have gone beyond recognizing our need of God and have put our full effort into seeking Him through His Word and through prayer.

God has given us the power to choose. He won’t force His ways on us, but He invites us to “choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve” (Joshua 24:15). The first thing to do is to choose to serve God. We can then pray, “Lord, I’m willing to follow you.” But if you’re not sure you’re willing but you want to be, you can even pray, “Lord, make me willing to be willing.”

What about those times we do things we know we shouldn’t? Paul describes this struggle in Romans 7:15: “What I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do.” How do we overcome this cycle of sin and get victory over the flesh? Paul says, “I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!” (verse 25). God promises to do that for us by faith in Jesus. We need to yield our will to Christ. Continue to pray and tell God, “I’m willing for you to work in my life and do whatever you need to do.”

Finally, don’t get discouraged. Remember that surrendering your life to God is not a one-time event; it must be a daily commitment. The apostles followed Jesus for three-and-a-half years before they were fully converted. Our progress happens over time as we trust in Him and stay committed to Him. So it’s important to renew that allegiance every day.

Key Bible Texts

But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul. (Deuteronomy 4:29 KJV)