So, therefore, anyone of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple (verse 33).
Following Jesus requires us to give up all that we have, or at least be willing to at a moment’s notice. It means following His plans for our lives and not our own. It means seeking a fellowship with His suffering and not just His blessings.
So far, for me it has meant laying down the dream of getting married and having children, and instead preparing to be a single missionary. It has meant giving up my ‘rights’ to ‘my’ money, giving instead to the poor and needy. It has meant spending ‘my’ spare time knitting hats for the homeless rather than reading or playing on the net or socialising.
The cost has been great. None of these things has been easy. I don’t want to die to myself. But Christ has always been there; ready to comfort me at every step. He is with me, and there is nothing better – not my dreams, my money, or anything else.
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