Counting the cost of discipleship

The cost is high. To follow Jesus and partake in the gifts of the Holy Spirit is to separate yourself from anything that might hinder that journey. The cost is high. To throw open the gates of your heart and offer a place for Christ to lay his head and rest. The cost is high. To understand that a commitment to Jesus is a life long commitment that requires active participation, trial by fire and growth. The cost is high. To lay aside the daily obligations of the world and to answer His call. The cost is high but so are the stakes. Your immortal soul lay in the balance. The cost is high but so is the reward, to dwell daily with the Holy Spirit for a companion in this world. We live in a troubled world but we have been given a great gift to help us walk through it. Are you ready to count the cost of a life lived for God and to reap the rewards of that life both in this world and beyond?