Will You Have Enough?

Luke 14:25-30 (NLT)
Great crowds were following Jesus. He turned around and said to them, "If you want to be my follower you must love me more than your own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, more than your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple. And you cannot be my disciple if you do not carry your own cross and follow me.
"But don't begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first getting estimates and then checking to see if there is enough money to pay the bills? Otherwise, you might complete only the foundation before running out of funds. And then how everyone would laugh at you! They would say, 'There's the person who started that building and ran out of money before it was finished!'


When a builder doesn’t count the cost or estimates it inaccurately, his building may be left half completed. Will your Christian life be only half built and then abandoned because you did not count the cost of commitment to Jesus?
What are those costs?
Christians may face loss of social status or wealth. They may have to give up control over their money, their time, or their career. They may be hated, separated from their family, and even put to death.
Following Christ does not mean a trouble-free life. We must carefully count the cost of becoming Christ’s disciples so that we will know what we are getting into and won’t be tempted later to turn back.

To often we see lives changed at the altar and then shortly after they seem to fade out as persecution and trials come there way. Could it be because they are not getting the full picture when they go forward?
To be fair, when the call is given, don't just give the good news, but give the full counsel of Gods word. Allow them to accurately count the cost, your church will be filled with true believers who have counted the cost and will see it through to the end.