The moment you make a decision for Jesus you lose ownership of your life. In the spiritual realm you now belong to Jesus and He can do with you as he desires.
The transfer of ownership does not happen in the reality of most Christians. The sacrifice is too great. This grieves the Holy Spirit and causes distance in your relationship with Jesus.
Jesus will spend a life time of engineering trials to get your attention to release your life to Him.
Releasing ownership to Jesus will draw you into the reality of the Living Christ. He will be very present and alive in your life. This will not allow you to escape trials because they are the work of Jesus on the Cross.
As a believer you will personally identify with the death and resurrection of Jesus. This causes pain and suffering as you sever ties with the world and let go of your independence.
Jesus is unlike a human being. He does not think or act like you. So there is a huge transformation required to become a valuable witness for Jesus.
The Christ follower is a humble disciple and has pure motives. He operates under the authority of the Holy Spirit and does not seek self acclaim.
There is a tremendous sense of freedom when you live by “Not my will but yours be done”.
The big difference is you are walking with the Living Christ and living in His reality.
The privilege of living for Jesus is to wake up every day in the presence of the Son of God and hear His words spoken to you.
Jesus has an abundant plan for your life that you can never achieve on your own!
Hal Hollister Ministry 