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THE COST OF FOLLOWING CHRIST 

If I am to wholly follow the Lord Jesus Christ, I must forsake everything that is contrary to Him. - AW Tozer 

It would be very easy to look at the quote above and think, ‘that’s other people, not me’, but the truth of the matter is that we all are called to forsake all and to pick up our cross and follow Christ. That is the Christian life. 

It would be easy to focus our attention on ourselves, on all that we have lost or may lose on this journey as a result of our faith.  

However, as we reflect in our readings this week on the cost of following Christ, our goal is instead to shift our attention heavenward. To cultivate a heart that can see God’s big picture. A heart that longs and wants God above all so that the price we may pay to follow Him means nothing compared to the all-consuming love we have found in Him.

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