What is the most valuable thing you own?  A car, a house, investments, something else?  How much have you spent on holding on to it, maintaining it, caring for it?  How long do you expect it to last? 10 years, 100, 1000?  Jesus once asked the question “What good is it if you gain the whole world, but lose your soul in the process?”  How much have you invested in your eternal life?  Does it come close to the time, money, and energy that you’ve spent on earthly stuff?  Do you have any treasure stored in heaven?  If not, now might be a good time to open an account with God.  So, what would you be willing to trade for an account in the Kingdom?  What if God told you it would cost you everything you have?

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Most of us, as we’re growing up, learn all sorts of rules to live by–things we’re supposed to do, things we’re not supposed to do, and things we’re supposed to dream about and work for.  And it seems like somewhere along the way we forget the purpose of why we live the way we do and what we’re working for.  We somehow get the idea that having lots of toys or a big house or an important title will really make our hearts happy, and we trade off the things that could really bring happiness for stuff that is ultimately empty and unfulfilling.  So what is it that really makes life worth living?

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