Count the Cost

Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at

TDAgiantslayer@gmail.com 

 

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Luke 14:25 Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them, 26 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. 27 And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. 28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it— 29 lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, 30 saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish’? 31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32 Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks conditions of peace. 33 So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.

 

Hate: GK Love less, or esteem less, to put under as a priority.

 

It is best understood as a renouncing of ones highest value of one thing over another. 

My value of following Christ is of greater value than my family, my wife, my husband, my kids, my parents and yes even my own life. 

 

 

But the point is you must be willing to count the cost of being a disciple. When I count the cost i think of a few things that I must be willing to do and be prepared for. 

  - I must be healthy enough to do the job

eat, work out, sleep, 

 - I must have the proper input to be ready for war. What goes in my eyes, my ears, my heart, my mind

 - I must be willing to give tithes and offerings. I need stuff to grow in my life if I am going to have the harvest to pull this off. 

 - I must surround myself with the right friends who will help keep my pumped up, accountable, strong and pray for me.

 - I must keep my family life from strife. I must protect the peace. 

 - I must live below my means and stay out of debt.

I have no credit cards, I have no loans other than my car and my house.

 - I must know my gifts and talents and how to best use them as being a disciple. 

 - I must be willing to not care about what others think of me or my ministry. I must only care about what God thinks and does it work. 

 - I must daily read, pray and obey.

 - I must be willing to live by faith, take risks in all areas of my life. Witnessing, giving, praying, spiritual gifts etc…

 

And finally I must daily and weekly ask myself - am I not only counting the cost but am I paying it. Have I put my money where my mouth is. 

 

 

When you talk about counting the cost and paying the price, it may sound like arrogance… but only to those who are not counting and not paying!