Surrender to God is not necessarily giving everything we hold dear to us up... it is being prepared to. It is getting to the point where the consequences and circumstances resulting from our total surrender become less important than being totally consumed with Him. Do you think the consequences of throwing down his nets, his career, his livelihood crossed Peter's mind when he did so to follow Christ? It may even resemble "throwing all caution to the wind" but in reality, all it is, is placing complete trust in God, "trusting God in all our ways, and not leaning on our own understanding" (Sound familiar, Proverbs 3:5).
Some days the prospect of the unknown future scares me, other days it thrills me, like embarking on a new adventure. Just as fear should not inhibit us to give it all up for God neither should thrills be a motivator for giving it all up either. So, what then should motivate us to give it all up? The fact that once we have surrendered all, or should I say... are prepared to surrender all, we are relying on Him to take complete control of that unknown future and His absolute will for us will be revealed. As I implied before, it may not even result in giving anything up, so long as we're prepared to continually check ourselves, if I was asked to, could I... give it all up?
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