mind of a yeti

I figured I was about due for some sort of post.  Lately my heart has been very heavy with something that Jesus said to his disciples:

For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits himself? (Luke 9:25)

Some translations use the word ‘loses’ or ‘forfeits’, another uses the words ‘and destroys his soul?”  In the pursuit of the ‘American Dream’ sometimes I think people lost site of the real costs of success.  Is the vacation house worth missing all of your kid’s soccer games?  Is it worth losing your friends, family or spouse?  Is it worth it to ‘store up treasures’ here on earth?  To some I guess the answer is yes.

I am striving to remember everyday the words spoken in Luke 9:25.