Risk it all and Follow Jesus

by David Lins  |  06/30/2019  |  (Being) Catholic Matters

This week’s Gospel reading wraps up with Jesus saying, “No one who sets a hand to the plow and looks to what was left behind is fit for the kingdom of God.”

That is a heavy statement. It implies quite a risk. You could lose everything you had yesterday if you go to work for Him today. He is asking us to go “all in” on Him.

Let’s take a moment to ponder “everything.” It includes our profession, our retirement account, our check book, our reputation, our health, our hurts, our hopes, our families, our security, our pride, and so much more.

Can we risk it all and follow Jesus Christ’s plan for us... completely?

I guess it all comes down to whether or not He is trustworthy. Do we think we know better than Him? Do we cling to one of the things I listed above, thinking we can give over everything, but not that?

Think of the rich young man who wanted so desperately to follow Jesus, but couldn’t let everything go and went away sad.

Think also of the prodigal son who left in search of great food and lavish riches, only to finally get what he wanted when he came back to where he started, by his father’s side.

God is letting us know we can trust Him, but He understands how difficult it can be. And it is virtually impossible when we keep looking over our shoulders to what we’ve had.

Let’s resolve to keep our eyes on Him. Only then will our lives be what they were truly conceived to be.

Questions? Comments? Email David at dlins@oloj.org.

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