You are probably on this e-mail devotional list because there is nothing that you want more than eternal life. This is no small matter, but it is the greatest matter that we all contemplate, which means that we must be willing to do anything to make it possible.
When a man asked Jesus what to do to have eternal life, Jesus told the man to keep the commandments, and the man said that he had kept them. Then the Giver of Eternal Life said, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me” (Matthew 19:21).
Following Jesus is the key, and we must give up whatever stands between us and following Him, because if we keep something there, obviously that thing obstructs our view and we will not be able to follow Him properly, and we will take a wrong turn at some point.
Be a full-fledged, self-sacrificing disciple of Jesus Christ.