"I have a dream of living a poor life." ~ Elizabeth Millar
I read this tonight in an email with other gems in it, but that one took my breath away. What in the world would make a person want to trade all the nice things this life provides, all the cool toys, the nice clothes, the comfortable house, the sexy car.... Why would a person throw that away and willingly choose to live a stream-lined life?
I suppose for similar reasons that an athlete spends all his time in training and trimming down on whatever holds him back from achieving his goal. He wants to win. There's something more valuable to him than the temporary comforts of life. It's like Moses.
By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward. (Hebrews 11:25-26)
I'll edit this and throw out some more comments later, but I was just so floored by it I had to post it. Christ is worth more than a comfy life.
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