{"id":10823,"date":"2025-09-05T09:58:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T13:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stjuliasilercity.org\/?p=10823"},"modified":"2025-09-05T14:59:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T18:59:59","slug":"who-do-i-choose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stjuliasilercity.org\/es\/who-do-i-choose\/","title":{"rendered":"Who do I Choose?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who do I Choose?\/ \u00bfA qui\u00e9n elijo?<\/h2>\n

Vea la versi\u00f3n en espa\u00f1ol a continuaci\u00f3n.<\/h6>\n

\"\"Today Jesus tells us something very confusing… “If anyone comes to me without hating his mother and father, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.” Why would Jesus want us to hate our family anyways? It sounds crazy!<\/p>\n

This reading doesn’t mean He wants us to hate them or reject them, but instead to love God more than anyone or anything else. He is telling us that God is more important than anyone or anything in our lives.<\/p>\n

Once we choose him, nothing else in our lives can be better than God. Ok, so I love God and I tell Him and everyone else that I love Him. Isn’t that enough?<\/p>\n

No!\u00a0 Think about it… if everything I do or think, is about getting someone to like “me” or the things I say… or about the work I do, then honor is the most important thing in my life, NOT JESUS.<\/p>\n

If I spend all my defending Princess Pea or building a cool new city in Roblox, then I am putting those things before my family AND before God.<\/p>\n

AND If I spend all my time on family only, then family is the most important thing, not God!\u00a0 Honor and family can be used to serve God, but shouldn’t replace God.<\/p>\n

Does that mean I should throw my Mario cart or cell phone out? No… but you should always show God and your family who and what is more important BEFORE you think about the games and TV.<\/p>\n

That is so hard… my games are so much fun… how do I do that? How do I separate myself from things, even for a little while?<\/p>\n

What are some ways you can show that you choose God over family and things?<\/p>\n