Single minded obedience... That's what is needed in following the Savior. He calls and we should answer with an obedience that is unshaken and never failing. This is what He deserves. What do I offer though in my seemingly half-hearted response? I offer a divided mind and body! I offer hands that compete for control. I offer feet that either stand still or walk in circles. You gave all for me yet I offer only part. Why do I not give in and give up? Why do I fight you and your will? I feel the author's pain in writing that I do what I do not want and do not do what I want. I want to follow faithfully. I want to obey... or do I? As Bonhoeffer said, "those who obey believe and those who believe obey." Since I struggle do I not believe since I do not obey? I see your words in front of me. I read them. I pray them. Do I really believe them? "Yes!" I tell myself. Where is my problem then? What's the source of my struggles? Why can I not be single minded in obedience to you? I want to be single minded... on Jesus.