When you think about the most valuable things in your life, where does your faith fall on that list? When you think about what you'd sacrifice anything for, what comes first? When you imagine yourself pursuing something so valuable that you'd never give up the chase, what is it?
Christ is pushing on the apostles - not to make them comfortable, but to help them see the unsurpassed value and beauty of the Gospel. It's worth EVERYTHING. In the short term, there is sacrifice, and nobody likes sacrifice... but in the long term, the gain is so much greater than the cost. Christ is reminding us that what we get in return is so much greater than anything we'll ever be asked to give up.
So take a moment today and think about how and what you're pursuing. It's not an easy thing to do -- most of us are so busy that we're running on autopilot from task to task to task. But pay attention to the shape of your life, because what you do daily becomes what defines you. The little things add up to our lives, and we don't want to omit faith in our daily choices.
May we pursue Christ above absolutely anything else.
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