Sell your possessions

"If you will be perfect, go and sell your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me." (Matthew 19: 21)

Jesus said these tough words to a rich young man. The rich young man turned and walked away. But the truth remains. If you wish to follow Christ more closely, you must be totally detached from material things, conditions and circumstances. Just as it was not easy for the rich young man, so it is not easy for many who today are followers of Christ. When Jesus Christ enables us, we can do anything.