The truth isn't popular. The truth isn't comfortable. The truth isn't easy. The road of truth, the road which a disciple or anyone seeking to make a difference in the world must travel‚ is a road of challenges, of sacrifices, and often of hardship.
The life of faith is a life of constant tests, of constant stretching, of giving and sacrificing. The things that you do that count are those that are investments toward eternity and the spiritual realm.
There's simply nothing that can be compared with the joy of knowing that you have the truth, that you are living for a cause that is right, and that you are giving of yourself toward eternal values and treasures.
The rewards of serving yourself might be apparent and perhaps show their "fruit" more quickly in the here and now, but the rewards of serving Me and going My way are eternal!
