Leaving it All Behind
By Hope Lyda

Peter answered him, “We have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?” Matthew 19:27
I look around me and notice the absence of some things. While some luxuries or opportunities have been excluded from my world out of preference, some have been sacrificed so that I could live a life to better serve You and those I love. I am so thankful that I came to know You and the gift of Your grace. At that time, many unnecessary trappings and circumstances fell away from my life. Now I face each day hoping that I have pared my life down to the bare essentials.
God, You do not leave me wanting for anything. So please give me the courage and insight to leave behind all that I do not need in my life.