Am I Forfeiting My Soul?

A day of variety it has been, Father. Thank You for Your direction and the infilling of Your love throughout. Where would I be without You?

Matthew 16:24-28 (<<click the green)

For whoever wishes to save his life [in this world] will [eventually] lose it [through death], but whoever loses his life [in this world] for My sake will find it [that is, life with Me for all eternity]. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world [wealth, fame, success], but forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? vs 25, 26 _AMP

So many dream of wealth, fame, and success but when those things are acquired are they really any better off? In the last few days, two people of note in popular culture have made the choice to end their own lives. I am in no place to pass judgment on where they will spend eternity – only God can do that. I do not know either of them personally. In fact, I had to look them both up to see who they were.

Both had experienced wealth, fame and success – in abundance even. But in the end, did it make any difference? Apparently not. It grieves me to realize that even though there were people around them who loved them and would have done anything for them, it simply wasn’t enough.

What about me? In comparison to the rest of the world, I would probably be considered a person of wealth. More than just a couple of people know who I am, and those individuals come from a variety of areas in the entirety of my life. So I may have a modicum of fame. I have also had my share of success. It is by no means flamboyant but what I have done I feel I have done fairly well – at least that has been my goal. But if I add that all up, are those components worth all that much? Not really.

One thing of value that I have done is to accept a gift. I could not pay for it. I could not earn it. It was freely offered to me and I accepted it. The picture for today’s post was my closing PowerPoint slide for my services today. It says it all.

Lord Jesus, I choose to lose my life for Your sake so that I will find it – that is, so I will find life with You for all eternity – nothing else matters. Amen.

June 10^th, 2018, Sun, 8:47 pm