Discarded or Surrendered Toy

One of the things I found troubling while reading a book recently was the realization that there had been a part of my life that HADN'T been surrendered to God--and I really thought I had given Him everything! It later occurred to me, I hadn't "surrendered" those things, because those things were never thought even worth surrendering, compared to the desirability of the Lord Jesus. And the following hit me (have I already shared this with you?):
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A child waiting for its mother at a Day Care Center...when he hears his mommie's voice, he doesn't give second thought to the toy he was playing with until then but lets it drop from his lap when he jumps up to go running into his mother's arms. You DON'T expect him to SURRENDER those toys.

Funny thing is, it's the same toddler that will be playing at the park and, when his mother says it's time to go home, he'll reply awww so soon...THEN he'll have to make a willing decision to SURRENDER his playthings. The difference? In the first, he was WAITING FOR his mommie, & his toys were only what he occupied himself with while hoping for her return. Leaving them for mommie was no interruption.

If the Lord really is the delight of our hearts, we'd LET EVERYTHING DROP from our laps at the thought of gaining Him; second thought isn't even given to the word "sacrifice". It's only when we get distracted with ministries, relationships, esteem, more...when we think those toys are actually to be desired and would bring us heart-enjoyment...it's then God has to ask us to SURRENDER them to regain the bliss of relationship with Himself.