[Quix]

Perhaps those who have asserted that they choose to give their ALL to God,

would be willing to articulate some of the ways they try and walk that out, live that out.

I believe it would be edifying and instructive for all of us.

. . . and give a chance for those who wished to—to return their postings on this thread to a different focus.

[boatbums]

Perhaps those who have asserted that they choose to give their ALL to God, would be willing to articulate some of the ways they try and walk that out, live that out.

I think that would be a great way to turn this thread into something more edifying.

I think as I have grown older, and more mature in my faith - though ALWAYS still growing - I have found that my first inclination upon hearing good news or bad is to go to my Heavenly Father in gratitude, thanksgiving and prayer. I recently had a triple whammy health concern and the very first thing that I did when I got in the car to drive home was to bow my head and the words from Psalm 73:25 came immediately. "Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee."

[Cvengr]

IMHO, one beginning facet of the Christian walk boils down to the object of our thinking. Either it is on Him and Him alone or it isn’t.

Anything added to Him as our object of faith, voids the salvific work of that faith.

Any additional work in life is still possible, though not always profitable, again, through faith alone in Him.

He, our Lord Savior Christ Jesus is the object of our faith.

[Manic_Episode]

We were at church praying for my alcoholic roommate who was at home sleeping off a bender.
When I got home he met me at the door and was scared out of his mind and told me: "You're not going to believe this. I told God if He took away my hangover that I'd quit drinking. The second I said that my hangover disappeared."
We were praying for him at the same moment it happened. He normally would have several days of DTs and dry heaves.

We prayed in Jesus name, not to Mary or saints.

Recently my family was at a small group meeting where we are going thru The Truth Project and afterwords we prayed.
Right as we prayed for my friend to come to church my phone went off with a text.
When we were done praying I checked the text and it was my friend saying he would be coming to church in the morning, which he did for the first time in 15 years that I've known him.

We prayed in Jesus name, not to Mary or Saints.

These 2 examples span 20 years and please believe me that I can go on and on and on with the prayers God has answered in between, all in the name of Jesus, not to or with Mary or saints, or any hair splitting tortured explanation of why the bible is inadequate, but in Jesus name alone.

I'm not certain I can say I've given my all to God because I'm sinful and selfish, but I can say I've given God my best but I can't explain that without ruining it by bragging, as if my filthy rags were something to brag about.

Do not pray to Mary or saints. It is anathema.

[metmom]

There are many different ways.

Probably the major one is prayer.

For the decisions we need to make, and there are many significant ones at this point in our life (this summer is going to be particularly overwhelming) is to pray for God’s leading and provision.

We don’t make any major decisions without seeking Him on it. Your will, God, not ours.

[Outership]

For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.