We love to sing the song, "I Surrender All," but how many of us really, truly surrender all? I look at the rich man who has a seven figure bank account (that's at least $1,000,000) and a portfolio that's worth 6 figures (that's at least $100,000) and I question if that person has truly surrendered all.
Surrendering all means that you give everything you own, everything you do, everything you are to God. A huge bank account, a stock portfolio, all the trappings that go with having that kind of wealth is an indicator that that person has not surrendered all. And I can tell you that person is not relying on God to supply their need. How can I say that? Because they have a huge bank account. And let me say this, because this is biblical: Jesus said for us to give everything we have to the poor and follow Him. Jesus never told anyone to stockpile wealth and goods. Yes, He wants us to prosper as our souls prosper, but He wasn't talking about the prosperity of having huge bank accounts and stock portfolios.
Believing for God to meet your need is when you have absolutely nothing and you rely on God to give you what you need. Having a huge bank account means you are relying on yourself and what you've put into the bank to provide your need. Surrendering everything to God means you give up everything of value to help those who are in need. Because God uses His children to provide the need of those who are in need. Yes, God could speak whatever it is someone's in need of and it would be there. But He chose to use His children to do it because that shows Him that the ones who have are willing to give it away by surrendering it to Him and He will direct them where to bestow it.
The 'prosperity gospel' is a lie from the deepest pits of hell. That's pure, unmitigated greed. And greed is a sin. If someone handed me $20 billion dollars today, I'd be broke by the end of the week. Why? Because I know when God blesses me with something, He wants me to share that blessing with those who are in need. That's my sowing. Yes, I'm allowed to keep some of it for my needs, but He didn't give it to me for me to put it in the bank, He gave it to me so I could help others. When you hide the money in the bank, it's not helping anyone. To me, it loses it's value when it's just a number on a bank statement or on a portfolio. That's just a number. The true value of it is when it is used to help someone.
Saying you surrender all and actually surrendering all are two completely different things. And your words lose meaning when you say you have surrendered all but you have a 7 figure bank account or a 6 figure portfolio.
