that there’s usually some little part of our lives that we want to hold back. Even people who give him a lot often get to a point where they say, “I don’t need to give him any more. That’s good enough.”

I saw this post a while ago: “What if 99.9 percent was good enough?” If it was, then 29,000 credit card transactions would be deducted from the wrong account in the next 60 minutes. If 99.9 percent was good enough, then 12 newborns would be given to the wrong parents in the next 24 hours. 22 commercial airline flights would crash in the next 24 hours. And that’s just in the United States!

Obviously, 99.9 percent isn’t good enough for so much of life. So why is our spiritual life any different?

God wants every part of our lives dedicated to him, but we usually hold back a few areas. This theology nerd was holding on to his mind. His intellect. Other folks might hold back their time. They stay busy with work, social media, and binge-watching The Office again, but don’t have time for prayer or ministry. Other folks might hold back their money. They feel insecure living in the place with the highest cost of living in America, so they’re nervous to give money over to God.

But Jesus gave everything up for us, even to the point of giving up his very life. The least we can do is give our time, money, and minds to him.