Refuse the trade if it would cost your inner life with God

Take the advantage now and sort out your inner life later

Trust possessions to cover the damage of spiritual neglect

Treat visible success as the safest sign that all is well

If you would like to receive Jesus, pray this with me: Lord Jesus, I admit that I have chased what this world offers and treated it as more important than my soul. I have sinned, and I cannot save myself. I believe you died for my sins and rose again. I turn from my sin and trust you as my Lord and Savior. Give me the life that only you can give, and keep me from losing what matters most. Amen.

Choose the Life That Lasts

Lord, wake your Church from living for applause, comfort, and success. Teach us to treasure the life you give more than anything this world can hand us. Make us faithful when no one is watching, generous when gain calls loudly, and bold in calling others to what is eternal, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

A Church That Values What Lasts

Father, thank you that my life is not measured by possessions, status, or achievement. Thank you that you call my soul precious, and that you offer a treasure the world cannot replace. Help me live with gratitude for what lasts, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Thank You for a Soul That Matters

Pray by naming one area where success, approval, or comfort tempts you to trade away your inner life. Ask God to show you what that choice will cost, then ask for one wiser step to take today.

Pray Before You Trade

Pray for: someone you know who is driven by money, image, or achievement; a chance to speak gently about what truly lasts; and courage to love people without being ruled by the same pressures.

Pray for the World-Chasers

Lord, teach me to see the difference between gain and profit. Keep me from trading my soul for smaller things, and grow in me a steady desire for what lasts forever, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Keep My Heart from Cheap Trades

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Matthew 16:26 — FormalTAB

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