Ever wonder what you must give up to follow Jesus? Maybe it is not the same thing that a person living under religious persecution in Iraq or Bhutan may give up. However, as we are bound by our cultures norms and practices, if we have sacrificied nothing to follow Jesus, we are probably not following Him.
As important as relationships and things are, Jesus said we must leave them. MUST is an important word. Their is no "calling" necessary for a person to have to leave these things. Jesus' words are the "calling"!
I read a book recently that asked the question, "How are you living by faith right now?" I had to ponder this hard because my life is easy. I have a place to live, food to eat, a college education, great family, and everything else this culture wants me to have. But what if I gave it all up to follow Jesus and preach His name everywhere I went?
I think this world would look different if each of us did that. So, I am taking the steps to making His name look great. This is not a "Look at me" moment, but one that is clinging to the words of Scripture to be true. I will prove it to you that my life will not be wasted, as long as it clings to the words that Jesus said, "He who loses his life gains it!"
The gloriuos thing about following Jesus is that you can NEVER give up too much in following Him. We only give up that which we think is worth losing anyways.
Run hard my brothers and sisters in Jesus!
-Michael
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