20 The young man said, “I have obeyed all these commands. What else do I need?”
21 Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, then go and sell all that you own. Give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven. Then come and follow me!”
22 But when the young man heard Jesus tell him to give away his money, he was sad. He didn’t want to do this, because he was very rich. So he left.
This is a hard one to hear sometimes. We love our stuff! At least I know I do. There is so much sentimental value in so much of the ‘stuff’ I have, but just because I let some of it go doesn’t mean I lose those memories! Besides, as much as I love my stuff, I love God more, I love my family more, and I should love my neighbor more too.
Holy God,
We have too much clutter in homes, in our minds, and in our hearts. Help us to let some (if not all) of it go so that we can better focus on you. Amen.
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