If we are honest with ourselves, we will admit

. . . that we often serve the Lord Jesus in partial surrender.

Luke 9:59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. Jesus told him to let the dead bury their dead and he should preach the kingdom of God.

Any time we don't surrender to the Lord, we are not living under the Lordship of Christ. We want to do things our way. If He is not Lord of all, He is not Lord at all.

We should settle this "Lordship" issue. We may need to make difficult, unpopular decisions to follow Christ at any cost. Is He sending us to the harvest? 

What good is it to study God's Word but not live it? If Jesus is Lord of our life, we are doing His will. 

The Lord has supreme authority over matter, wind, fish, demons, death, graves, and everything else. Does He have authority in our life or are we only giving lip service?

If He is Lord of our life, we will be a more effective Christian with peace and joy.