In my Bible study this evening I was reading and this verse just pricked my heart so deeply.
Matthew 16:26
For what is a man profit is he gains the whole world and loses his soul. Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul.
Think about those words. You can have everything money can buy. You can have the biggest house, a great career, a fancy car and in the end if you don’t know Jesus you have absolutely nothing.
Can you truly say take the whole world and give me Jesus?
I have always been a person caught up with trends and expensive things. Recently I saw a cute purse that I wanted, it was a knock off but just as cute as the original but with a much smaller price tag. I went back and forth about buying the cheaper one. Honestly I haven’t carried a no-name brand purse in years. I finally bought the less expensive one and had a realization that honestly I would rather invest in the kingdom of God than buy more stuff. I have always thought I was a giver but what I had to realize is that all I have belongs to God. I don’t need more things. I am blessed and I need to be a better giver than I have been.
That’s when I realized that this new place God is taking me the old mindset couldn’t go with me. Old mindset I want this, I want that. New mindset I wanna give more. I wanna do more ministry.
Lord, open doors financially so I can plant seeds into the Kingdom.
I want to know when I stand before the Lord that I lived my life to be the hands and feet of Jesus.
I don’t wanna have a bunch of stuff that cost me my soul.
I’m not saying there is anything wrong with having nice things but never let it stand between you and serving God.
