The struggle

I've been thinking a great deal about the requirements of obedience...
There seems to be nothing more dramatic than giving our hearts to the Lord.  It wouldn't seem to be, but somehow, it is.  Something about obedience makes us extremely uncomfortable.  We give ourselves...our hearts to people, jobs, and causes, yet not to He who made the ultimate sacrifice.  Not only do we struggle with giving our hearts, but we have been fooled into believing it must be a death-defying feat to "count". 

We immerse ourselves in people, places, and projects to impress God when all He wants is our hearts...our obedience.  Why is it so hard to give our hearts to God?  People leave, places are subject to change, and projects tend to be dependent upon our abilities.  None of those things are true about God, He will never leave nor forsake.  He is the same yesterday, today and always.  His "success" is not dependent upon us. 
Yet, we struggle...