I Give Myself Away...

It's late and the song continually spirals through my mind..."I give myself away, so you can use me...I give myself, I give myself to you..."

When I first hear this song, I heard pride in it. "Look at me God, I'm such a good person. I'm giving myself to you, aren't you so lucky? You get to use me..."

In the last 9 months I've been watching the life of a leader close to me and seeing him and his wife literally "give themselves away." I've seen them sell their belongings to follow the cause of Christ. I've watched them forsake personal comfort and security. I've seen them struggle with fear and desparation, but they've remained faithful to "giving themselves away." Why do they do it? What motivates them? Pride and personal gain...you get to use me God...that falls off as an excuse very quickly. So what is it?

and then I remember Jesus saying, unless you forsake all else and follow me, I cannot use you.

So now when I hear this song and see the examples laid out before me, I consider the sacrifice involved. "God, I give all that I have, all that I am, in hopes that I may be used by you. I am becoming nothing, so that you can become everything...I give myself to you."

The next time you sing this song, think about the reality of the pledge you're making to the Father. What an honor it is to give myself away...

I Give Myself Away

Chorus:
I give myself away
I give myself away
So You can use me
I give myself away
I give myself away
So You can use me

Verse 1:
Here I am
Here I stand
Lord, my life is in your hands
Lord, I'm longing to see
Your desires revealed in me
I give myself away

Verse 2:
Take my heart
Take my life
As a living sacrifice
All my dreams all my plans
Lord I place them in your hands

Bridge:
My life is not my own
To you I belong
I give myself, I give myself to you