I said Yes to Him!!!!! I said Yes to His Love. Yes to His Grace! Yes to Forgiveness and Power! I said Yes!! But what did I say yes too? When we ask Jesus to be the Lord of our lives, we receive so much from Him. We know that we could never truly repay Christ for all that He has done but He did give us instructions when following Him.

Matthew 16:24-26

24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever would save his life[a] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?

Jesus said He wants not only our lives but also we must deny ourselves. Take up your cross. When I said yes to Christ , there was an exchange.. if I knew it or not. I gave Him my life for eternal life. I gave Him my ambitions to take on His calling. I gave Him my entire heart with all of it's broken pieces, holes and bruise so He may mend it. I gave Him my insecurities for His assurance.

There is an exchange that happens when we say yes. There's a cross we must bare, there is a releasing of "self' to live in the fullness of God.

Scripture Reference :

Matthew 16:24-26

Romans 10:2-4