What have you and I given up to follow Christ? Have we sacrificed anything compared to the heroes and saints of the past? We live in comfort compared to the many who are martyred for their faith. But how can we calculate the cost of discipleship? Maybe it’s through carrying the burdens of those in our lives, praying for them, listening to them, building discipleship related friendships. God will not ask us “Why did you take so much time caring for those who were marginalized, victimized, or disadvantaged?” His kingdom work is experiencing transformation in relationships, not protecting what we think we are entitled to have.
“Radical obedience to Christ is not easy... It's not comfort, not health, not wealth, and not prosperity in this world. Radical obedience to Christ risks losing all these things. But in the end, such risk finds its reward in Christ. And he is more than enough for us.” - David Platt, Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream
“We email, Facebook, tweet and text with people who are going to spend eternity in either heaven or hell. Our lives are too short to waste on mere temporal conversations when massive eternal realities hang in the balance. Just as you and I have no guarantee that we will live through the day, the people around us are not guaranteed tomorrow either. So let's be intentional about sewing the threads of the gospel into the fabric of our conversations every day, knowing that it will not always be easy, yet believing that eternity will always be worth it. “ - David Platt, Follow Me: A Call to Die. A Call to Live.
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