Sacrifice

-the surrender or destruction of something prized or desirable for the sake of something considered as having a higher or more pressing claim.
-the thing so surrendered or devoted.
-to make a sacrifice or offering of.
-to surrender or give up, or permit injury or disadvantage to, for the sake of something else.
-to dispose of (goods, property, etc.) regardless of profit.
-to offer or make a sacrifice.

As a Christian, and more specifically as a missionary, am I willing to make sacrifices? What am I willing to sacrifice - possessions, freedom, life, family, friends, time, money, comfort?

I have to admit I'm willing to be uncomfortable for a time or if I choose to be. I'm willing to give up things if I have to or if there is nothing I can do to change it anyway. But am I willing to voluntarily give up all those things if that is what God asks of me? There really shouldn't be a question at all, but there often is.

The heart attitude - what God sees - is what is really important. Why do I sacrifice? Is it because it is required, forced upon me, or so others can see it? Or is it because I have chosen to, voluntarily giving up what I am, have, etc. for the Lord?

This self-evaluation has been prompted as we consider what the Lord has for us in the future. We may have to, no get to, give up some things. I cannot give up these things because I feel forced into it, but rather because I want to. Whatever sacrifices we may make for the Lord pale in comparison to what He did for us, to give us salvation. Why would we not want to show Him our love, by sacrificing for Him?