Sell Out To God

If being “sold out” to God means you are all in, then being a “sell out” means that when things get a little shaky we go after what looks convenient. I think about the rich ruler in Matthew 19. He came to Jesus asking Him what “good” thing he had to do to get to heaven. A lot of times people want to know what they have to “do” to get to heaven. We like to “do” things because they are convenient and accomplishable, but this is not what secures our eternal destiny with God. You can do nothing to save yourself. Jesus told the man to sell everything he had and give it to the poor and he walked away upset because he was willing to “do” good things but not sacrifice anything. A sell out turns and runs when they are required to sacrifice things they like to follow God. This is why so many people walk away from God. They are told of things they need to “do” but when it costs them something they turn and walk away upset and mad because they don’t want their relationship with God to cost them anything.

A relationship with God is one of self sacrifice. It costs you everything you could ever want because it recognizes that submission to God and His ways are much better than anything this world has to offer. When you look at Jesus’ life He did not live a life fixed on what He wanted to do, but one of complete submission even submission to death on a cross. In the garden the night before He was hung he prayed to the Father asking if there was another way for his death to occur, but if not He would go to the cross.

What is God asking you to do that you are looking to accomplish by means other than He is asking you to? This is a tough pill to swallow even for me but we were never told that a relationship with God is easy or convenient. It costs you more than you can imagine. So are you going to be all in or a sell out when it gets tough and costs you more than you thought it would.