Be faithful over little. As Jesus sees it, that’s a job well done.
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I don’t remember ever being allured by the prosperity gospel. By God’s grace, I grew up in churches that spoke regularly of Christ’s sufficiency amid suffering. I never thought following Jesus would be easy. I was trained to count the cost.
But, with a well-intended passion to make Jesus famous, I became convinced a life that counted for Christ was one of epic faithfulness. True cross-carrying, following the apostles’ example, meant “turn[ing] the world upside down” (Acts 17:6).
