There have been several times throughout my life when I have questioned how far God was going to take me. What was He going to call me to do? How much would I have to endure? Where would it end? However the longer I follow Him the more I realize that my earlier perception was totally flawed. The question is not how far will God take me; that is selfishness clothing itself with religion. The proper question is how far am I willing to go? Am I willing to leave the simple titles of "saved, believer, and Christian" and totally without question follow the one whom I call Savior? By no means am I throwing darts at certain titles or creeds, rather I am questioning how I have used these titles to label certain actions or areas in my own life. I have found that there is a lack of humility in my life that is totally opposite of that which is demanded of me by scripture! If my example is to be Christ how then can I choose what I give to God and that which I hold in reserve for myself?! Jesus was so obedient that he humbled himself even to the point of death upon a cross. However I find myself often straying from Christ's example and falling into the trap of "fool's Christianity" that allows me to find refuge in position, status, good deeds, the 4 walls of a church building, and my own salvation. Such "Christianity" is hollow and more dangerous than any temptation or demon. Perhaps this is why the picture of Jesus is still here 2,000 years later. There is no other portrait that has communicated such love, unselfishness, and humility as the Son of God upon a cross who was put there by human hands. How far am I willing to go....? The question I'm afraid is tougher than any I have ever come across. There is no simple answer and no parameters. The only choice is that daily i submit myself to Christ and no longer live my life as my own. Such a thing has never been demanded of me by anyone. Then again, never has there been anyone who has given me so much.