We Sacrifice the Eternal…

“And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it. For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? For what can a man give in return for his soul?” – Mark 8:34-37 (ESV)

When we completely give our lives over to Christ, we put aside our reliance on and affinity for worldly influences, and place our trust and faith in His loving Grace to guide us and shape our path.  For when our primary focus lies in responding to the lure of our earthly lives rather than heeding the call of our Heavenly Father, we sacrifice the eternal for the fleeting.