Now a man came up to Jesus and asked, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?" "Why do you ask me about what is good?" Jesus replied. "There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, obey the commandments." "Which ones?" the man inquired. Jesus replied, " 'Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother,' and 'love your neighbor as yourself.'" "All these I have kept," the young man said. "What do I still lack?" Jesus answered, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth.
Ok, I know I'm not 'wealthy', but I do own a beautiful new Scion tC, a lot of electronics, a house, many friends, and a 'stable' job. When I first realized the calling in my life was to start with giving up everything I was overzealous, and I was 100% gun ho. But recently, with less than 6 months to go, I've realized I'm SCARED out of my mind! I'm not proud of these feels, but I know my spirit. It's oh so willing, but my human side is weak.
I long to be like the infamous tax collector, Matthew. Jesus simply said to Matthew, "follow me," and without hesitation, Matthew stood up and followed Him. Matthew didn't know this man named Jesus. Even when he was with Jesus for His 3 years of ministry he still didn't realize who Jesus was until the Spirit of God came down to the world. Matthew had no idea Jesus was God, but he still faithfully walked His path without a second thought.
I pray I become more like Matthew. To give up everything, without the thoughts this world tells me what makes my life stable. Without Christ Jesus I'd be nothing. I'm giving up everything, and one day I'll give up this worldly life completely and show the nations the true love of God!
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