In like manner, we are to present our bodies.

The first thing is not to be a worker, a preacher, a saver of souls; the very first thing in a Christian life is to present one's self to God, to lay one's self on the altar.

We need to understand this.

It is easier to talk and work for Christ than to give ourselves to him.

It is easier to offer God a few activities than to give him a heart.