What Does It Mean to Throw Away Your Life?

“Give
yourselves
to
God
.
.
.
and
surrender
your
whole
being
to
him
to
be
used
for
righteous
purposes.” Romans
6:13
(GNT)

Surrendering
to
Jesus
means
laying
down
every
area
of
your
life.
God
wants
you
to
learn
to
be
a
giver
in
life,
not
a
taker.

Jesus
said, “If
you
insist
on
saving
your
life,
you
will
lose
it.
Only
those
who
throw
away
their
lives
for
my
sake
and
for
the
sake
of
the
Good
News
will
ever
know
what
it
means
to
really
live” (Mark
8:35
TLB).

What
does
it
mean
to “throw
away” your
life?
It
means
you
submit
yourself
to
God
for
his
purposes.
Romans
6:13
says, “Give
yourselves
to
God
.
.
.
and
surrender
your
whole
being
to
him
to
be
used
for
righteous
purposes” (GNT).

What
happens
when
you
do
this?
What
happens
when
you
say,
“Okay,
God,
I’m
not
going
to
live
for
me.
I’m
going
to
live
for
you
and
for
other
people.
I’m
going
to
learn
to
lay
down
my
life.
I’m
going
to
learn
to
lay
down
my
plans”?

Here’s
what
the
Bible
promises: “Seek
the
Kingdom
of
God
above
all
else,
and
live
righteously,
and
he
will
give
you
everything
you
need” (Matthew
6:33
NLT).

How
do
you “seek
the
Kingdom
of
God
above
all
else”?
You
care
about
the
things
God
cares
about.
What
does
he
care
about
most?
People.
God
doesn’t
care
about
money.
God
doesn’t
care
about
fame.
God
doesn’t
care
about
a
lot
of
things
we
care
about.

When
you
surrender
your
life
to
God
and
prioritize
the
things
he
prioritizes,
he
will
take
care
of
all
your
needs.

So
live
a
life
of
purpose.
Be
driven
by
God’s
priorities—his
kingdom!
You’ll
get
the
adventure
of
a
lifetime!

Talk
It
Over

• Think
  of
  someone
  you
  know
  who
  lives
  for
  God’s
  purpose.
  How
  can
  you
  tell
  that
  person
  has
  “thrown
  away”
  his
  or
  her
  life?
• Why
  does
  surrendering
  to
  God
  lead
  to
  freedom
  and
  adventure?
• How
  are
  you
  making
  people
  your
  primary
  concern?
  If
  you’re
  not
  doing
  this,
  how
  can
  you
  prioritize
  people?