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How do we faithfully live our lives? Do we seek excitement, advancement, or greatness as we pray, and do we ask God for these things in the same breath in which we ask Him for a deeper faith? If we happen to be a preacher in a small church filled with godly families, do we still plead in prayer for a megachurch and a television show that bears our name? Our faith is what leads us to sainthood, not millions of dollars; not all that is of the world, because these things are of little spiritual consequence to God.

Are any of us sad today? I am referring to the sadness that occurs when we realize that Jesus is asking us to let go of something that we believe we are unable to abandon, something that seems impossible for us to live without. Perhaps it is our monetary wealth, but maybe it is a form of poverty that we are being asked to let go of. Wealth can be something different for each of us. Let’s look at this today.