Everything costs something.
This is something that I have constantly been reminded of in my life. No matter what I want, it comes with a cost. Sometimes it costs money or time. However, many times the things I want don’t cost money or time… but everything costs something.
When I receive a vision of something I’m excited to pursue, God will tell me it will cost something. “Anything!” I’ll naively reply.
He’ll respond, “How about that thing you’re holding onto?”
I’ll look down into my hand with white knuckles, holding onto something tightly. “This? Why this?”
“It’s holding you back.”
“But it’s a good thing. Something that I love. Something that you have used for great things.”
“But that’s not for you anymore. If you’re going to move forward into what I have for you next, you have to let go of it.”
Of course, my first reaction is to hold on to it even tighter. Tighter than I’ve ever held on to something before. But then I realize the cost of holding on. The more I tighten my grip, the more I end up losing.
In his infinite patience and wisdom, God shows me that the cost of holding onto that thing is greater than the cost of letting it go.
When I finally let go, it felt like a burden had been lifted off my shoulders. A burden that I never knew was there. It WAS holding me back!
We’ve all considered the cost of what we do. To follow God’s call across the world is not something anyone can do on a whim.
While sometimes, the cost is something we can easily account for. Other times, only by listening to God can we know the true cost of what He is calling us to do.
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