The Greatest Obstacle to Your Great Life // There's Always This Year
We all have goals, dreams, and hopes for our future, personally and as a church family. Things we want to start - or maybe stop. But the things we want most don’t happen by accident. So, what changes can we make to be the people and church we want to be? During this series we will explore spiritual and practical steps to get us there!
Isaiah 43:19
The Greatest Obstacle to Your Great Life
As Jesus was starting out on his way to Jerusalem, a man came running up to him, knelt down, and asked, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked. “Only God is truly good. But to answer your question, you know the commandments: ‘You must not murder. You must not commit adultery. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. You must not cheat anyone. Honor your father and mother.’” “Teacher,” the man replied, “I’ve obeyed all these commandments since I was young.” Looking at the man, Jesus felt genuine love for him. “There is still one thing you haven’t done,” he told him. “Go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”At this the man’s face fell, and he went away sad, for he had many possessions. Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God!” This amazed them. But Jesus said again, “Dear children, it is very hard to enter the Kingdom of God. In fact, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!”The disciples were astounded. “Then who in the world can be saved?” they asked.Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible with God.”
Mark 10:17-27 (NLT)
This young man missed his greatest opportunity for the same reason we do:
Inertia.
The greatest obstacle to your great life is inertia—
the tendency to do nothing or remain unchanged.
My opportunities mean nothing until I choose to sacrifice what I have now for what I really want.
The things I won’t surrender hold me back.
Jesus always puts his finger on them because he loves me and wants the best for me.
We find plenty of excuses and reasons why we can’t.
What seems impossible for us is only possible with God.
God is calling you to your best life.
You can’t move forward until you let go of what is holding you back.
What do you need to let go of to follow him?
