I have been haunted by this thought for the last couple of weeks. Why is it so hard to sacrifice? Well, that’s a loaded question I think. There are many things that come to mind, personally, to me its hard to sacrifice, because it means to forfeit ourselves for the benefit of others, or ourselves. To give self to others, with not thought of ourselves. I have struggled with that all my life. Maybe because in certain aspects I missed out on certain things and I am trying to catch up. There are certains things in my life that I like to do, its hard to give it up, whether its for God, for my wife, or my kids. Its plain hard. Its the pleasure in it, the fun, the meeting my own needs(or so I think). But, when its all over, I feel a sense of failure, of defeat, I accomplished nothing, by behaving that way.
I look at great examples of sacrifice, Jesus sacrificing himself for the world, to be set free from sin. Imagine Jesus, “well I know dying on the cross will save all of God’s people, but I really want to play play station, I heard there is a game out that is awesome.” He is the prime, perfect example of what sacrifice ought to be. As I work on this everyday, I feel at peace, comfortable, to see God happy, my wife, kids all happy enjoying, when I decide to sacrifice myself, the cool thing, is that within this sacrifice I have fun too, I find happiness in the sacrifice (this could sound like I’m a masochist, I’m not.)
What are things that are hard to sacrifice in your life?
