Some parents bribe their children, saying, “if you don’t do this, I will give you that” Or they may say, “we can’t go there because we will go to this place.” When we become adults, the art of the deal remains the same. Everyone will have to give up something in order to obtain the bigger prize.
In Matthew 19:29 Jesus said, “And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father of mother or children or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.” Anyone who gives up something valuable for Jesus’ sake will be repaid many times over, although not necessarily in the same form.
Reluctant Retiree 