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When God asks for something to be surrendered, it is important and necessary to surrender it.   In other words, God Himself is worth giving up everything else to gain.   Otto Konig's series of sermons entitled "The Pineapple Story" is a great reminder of this principle.  It is interesting that God often requires "extended surrender" or "repeated surrender".... not just a one-time event, but as in Abraham's case, a three-day demonstration, or in Job's case a several-week or several-month demonstration...  even many years, as in some of the prophets' lives.   This provides greater glory-to-God as it demonstrates to others in an extended way how valuable God is. -- on surrendering things to God (http://tim223.xanga.com/727905835/on-surrendering-things-to-god/, 5/29/2010)

Amen!

Note:  The post on surrendering things to God begins with a reference to Genesis 22:1-19 and ends with Philippians 3:7-11.