Count The Cost

Is my life more dear to me,
Than what He would have me be?
Would I gladly lay aside each dream I hold?
Would I count my gain as loss,
And take up my given cross,
Am I willing to be spent for Christ my Lord?

Count the cost of one soul lost,
Without hope, and without God;
Death forever in a lake of flaming fire.
What’s the worth of this old world,
When compared to one lost soul?
There’s a reason to count the cost.

It may cost me suffering
In the service of my King,
It may be a lonely path I have to trod.
But to deeply know my Lord
Will be my great reward,
I am willing to be spent;
I’ve counted the cost.

This song is a question I constantly have to ask myself… What’s more important to me? Living my life in comfort, or making sacrifices for the sake of the gospel? For people who have never surrendered, it would seem like the worst thing in the world; giving up everything. And I felt exactly the same way. But I am here to tell you, never in my life have I felt such overwhelming joy and peace, as the times I surrendered to God, and told Him that I was truly willing to give up everything for Him, if it was His will, and accepted the trials I was going through. Strange as it may sound, (especially to me,) I actually found myself thinking afterward, “What more can I give up? I want to surrender even more!” It’s amazing. God is amazing.