yours to take

"So this is what it feels like to live life
So this is breathing air for the very first time
The Son of Man, He came here to give life
And in return He's asking for mine
I've been captured by grace
I'm not going away
I'm Yours to take..."
- Yours to Take, Jimmy Needham
 
Giving something up is hard. The problem is the logic. I can always convince yourself one way one day, and a different way the next. Depending on that is no good. I don't get anywhere.

The reason needs to be love. People addicted to smoking don't just one day step out of it and quit. You just can't do that. No matter how many lung cancer ads that those people may see, fear is an insufficient reason for healing. But if you look at someone you love and realize that you hurt them by what you do, there is a reason for change.

I've been scaring myself into sacrifice for too long. I need to learn to love. Apart from what is right and what is wrong, love is greater than fear. God, teach me how to love. I want to be at a place where I'm Yours to take.