Leave Everything Behind

The WORD today (See http://usccb.org/bible/readings/030814.cfm) reminds me that if we really want to follow God, we should leave everything behind.

In the gospel, when Jesus called Levi, he left everything behind and followed Christ. He left everything - his riches, power and old life, to follow Christ. We need to be empty as we follow Christ, so that he can fill us. He can make us more like him.

This is the real essence of following Christ.

God wants us to leave everything and follow Him. When we do, he does not want us to look back. In Genesis when Lot was given a chance to escape the destruction, he was told to run and never look back. However, his wife looked back and she suffered the consequences.

As we try to follow Jesus, we should do our best not to look back at our old lives, at our old selves. Always looking back makes it harder for us to move forward.

Am I willing to follow Christ? Am I willing to let go of everything not of His and follow him? What areas of my life - sin, bad habits or bad relationships, am i having problems letting go? Do i humbly come to God for help?

Father God,

Thank you for today. Thank you for another weekend. Lord i pray that you help me be like Levi. May I be ready and willing to leave everything behind to follow you. As i do so, help me to not look back so i can move forward. Amen.

Blessed weekend!

In Christ,

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