God Quote by Helen Roseveare
““To love the Lord my God with all my soul will involve a spiritual cost. I'll have to give Him my heart, and let Him love through it whom and how He wills, even if this seems at times to break my heart. To love the Lord my God with all my soul will involve a volitional and emotional cost. I'll have to give Him my will, my rights to decide and choose, and all my relationships, for Him to guide and control, even when I cannot understand His reasoning. To love the Lord my God with all my mind will involve an intellectual cost. I must give Him my mind, my intelligence, my reasoning powers, and trust Him to work through them, even when He may appear to act in contradiction to common sense. To love the Lord my God with all my strength will involve a physical cost. I must give Him my body to indwell, and through which to speak, whether He chooses health or sickness, by strength or weakness, and trust Him utterly with the outcome.””
About This Quote
Source Sermon: Faith and Commitment, Helen Roseveare, 1975
True devotion to God demands surrender of heart, will, mind, and body, trusting His purpose despite personal hardship.
In simple terms: Loving God costs everything.
Key Takeaway
Offer all aspects of self to divine guidance.
Themes
faith
sacrifice
trust
spiritual discipline
Mood
devotional
serious
Type
theological
motivational
When to use this quote
- personal prayer
- mission work
- ethical decision making
- health challenges
Key Concepts
theological surrender
holistic devotion
Questions to Reflect On
- What parts of your life are hardest to surrender?
- How do you reconcile doubt with total trust?
A Different Perspective
Such total surrender can conflict with personal autonomy and mental health.
