IS IT WORTH THE SACRIFICE?

“Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. For whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ.”

Philippians 3:8 (KJV)

This path will cost you.

There will be things you have to lay down. Places you cannot go.

People you will have to release, comforts you must walk away from

So the question will come, Is it worth it?

Is the price worth the pressure, is the discipline worth the delay?

Is the isolation worth the call, is the sacrifice worth the vision?

Paul lost status, security, comfort, and clout.

But he said it was all nothing compared to what he gained.

He counted it loss so he could gain something greater.

He saw the value of the call, and so he let go.

Abraham left his father’s house,

Moses turned his back on Pharaoh’s palace,

Esther risked her life for her people,

Mary gave up normalcy to carry the Christ,

Every one of them had to give something up.

Genesis 12:1, Hebrews 11:24-26, Esther 4:16, Luke 1:38

But they gained more than they lost!

You cannot become what God called you to be while holding tightly to everything you were.

There is a cutting away that must happen, not because God wants to hurt you,

But because He wants to free you

Some sacrifices feel small, others will break you,

But every one of them clears space for glory.

So is it worth it?

Only you can decide that, but know this,

God never takes without intention, whatever He asks you to surrender,

He plans to replace with something eternal.

Let the cost refine you, let the pain purify you, and let the sacrifice become the soil for what’s coming next.