i surrender all to you withholding nothing lyrics

Tapas, laughter, siestas, fiestas, and a “go-with-the flow” outlook on life – all trademarks of the culture in Málaga, Spain. Maybe the better question is, “Can I not?” But God had other plans.Ĭan I truly ask God to help me withhold nothing? Suddenly, panic-stricken at this idea, she tried to backtrack. Lisa Bevere, one of my favorite writers right now, recently blogged that in a moment of passion in church she once asked God to excavate her heart. How do those things work together? Can I truly hold tightly on to my own things-my own self-and be a life-giver? A truth-speaker?Ĭan I trust God enough to give everything to him? It comes with a combination of a feeling that I am to be a life-giver this year rather than the cynical, critical person I tend to be in and of myself. My dreams.Īs I go into the new year, I get this sense that God is asking me if I really mean those words, if I’m really withholding nothing. Wait… How could I sing this song? As the words washed over me, I found myself praying, “Search my heart, Oh God.”Īnd he, in his vast love for me, started showing me all the things I withhold all the things I refuse to surrender to him and not trust him with: Our children.

I closed my eyes to sing, and it suddenly hit me. However this song was in English, and familiar. This especially happens when the words are in another language and I can’t always follow what is being said.

When it comes to worship music, sometimes I have a “better” way of doing it in my mind. I end up not worshipping but rather just singing or performing. However, as often happens when something becomes normal in my life, I tend to critique or file things away for later. It is one of my favorite things I do here. Once again, I am humbled to be a part of it. I always played keys or piano, but at our current church, I serve on the worship team as a singer. This worship team is phenomenal in talent. (Not because they couldn’t all play, but they preferred other instruments!) They were so very kind to let this new piano player join and play chords with them, and I have loved it ever since. Our worship team in that church was very talented, but lacked a keyboard player. I have been on worship teams in our churches for the last 15 years or so-ever since I peeked over John’s shoulders as he was learning piano and his wonderful teacher said, “Heather, you need to learn, too!” Recently at church, we sang a song called “Withholding Nothing.” It’s a simple song as far as lyrics as music.

I surrender all to you withholding nothing lyrics