Count the Cost
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Being a disciple of Jesus will cost you
Being a disciple of Jesus will cost you
25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple. 27 And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
28 “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? 29 For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you, 30 saying, ‘This person began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’
31 “Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Won’t he first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand? 32 If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace. 33 In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.
34 “Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?
This is not about being feeling the right thing, but about choosing it.
Many people go based on their emotions than rather their convictions.
A CONVICTION is a belief that endures or defines a person or group.
5 Lessons we learn here
1.) Nothing Before Christ
2.) We will face Hardship
3.) Count the Cost
4.) Surrender
5.) Our job is to change the world
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds,
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.