"Good" or "God"?

I was reminded this morning of how great the cost of following Jesus really is (Luke 9:57-62). There are a lot of "good" things we desire to take care of sometimes before serving Jesus, but they are not "Gods" things. These things take on the appearance of being highly important, but they are avenues that lead us away from serving God wholeheartedly. I then thought of how lukewarm we can be as believers. We place a toe in to test the water, then a little more but don't dive in and become submerged in the service of our savior. Lukewarm isn't good however...the lukewarm are a bad taste in Jesus' mouth. The lukewarm get spit out (Rev.3:16). If we keep our eyes on what is behind us, like we are missing out on some great things we are leaving behind due to following Jesus, we are lukewarm...and lukewarm is a bad taste to the savior. Don't be a bad taste...I encourage you to let go of the "good" stuff and grab hold of the "God" stuff. It is the cost of following Jesus.