Gains
35 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. 36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? 37 Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? Mark 8:35-37
Did you have some gains this week? You know, like when you lift weights and get gains. This was a term that I was not too familiar with in this form until my kids introduced it to me. The only gain I knew was the powdered detergent from back in the day. But this new way to use this word made me think of how it has been used in the past. The stock market gained some points today, we gained a new addition to the group who really knows what they are doing, or we have gained momentum with our money making venture. All of these gains have one thing in common, they are individually focused gains to get ahead in this world. When we make gains personally or professionally, is our first thought to thank God or to show how much better off we are with these gains. Maybe that is why God wants us to focus on giving up these gains to follow Him. We don't gain anything by chasing things of this world, because we can't say I have the most gains, I win. We all have gains in our life, the question is are we going to focus on gaining more for our benefit or gaining less and receiving God's blessing.
Have a great weekend.
Matt
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