Yield

Romans 6:23 "Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God."

That verse means a lot to me. Especially at this point in my life. For those of you who don't really know me, I am a very musical person. At the age of 12 I took piano lessons for about a year, then decided I wished to pursue violin instead. After playing in my church band for about a year and a half, I began to take a serious interest in guitar. Most everyone who has ever played a guitar before knows how versatile an instrument it is. With it you can play virtually any song ever written; classical, gospel, contemporary, rock, you name it. It was very easy as I was learning to get very carried away with the styles of music that where virtually at my fingertips. The principle of this verse helped me very much to keep my music in check.

"Neither yield ye your members as instruments unto sin:" Now granted, this verse isn't necessarily talking only about musical instruments, it's talking about members. My translation of members is "talents" or "abilities".

Here's a great definition of yield:

To give over possession of; surrender.

So for a more direct translation, the Apostle Paul was saying "do not use your talents as instruments for sin, but surrender your talents unto God, as those that have been saved."

Yielding is about surrendering.
Surrendering requires Faith that God will use you in a way far exceeding your expectations
Faith requires love for Jesus, and what He has done for you.

That's all for now folks! :)