Matthew 22: 1-14 Jesus tells us that "many are called, but few are chosen." It's an invitation to something more than a life lived serving only ourselves. An invitation to live a life together with Christ, serving God and experiencing the fulfillment that brings to life. An invitation to be Jesus's disciples, to follow in His footsteps. And ultimately, an invitation to spend eternity with Him.
Few choose this way. The reason it is hard is that we have to give up everything in this world. Our egotism, our own ideas, opinions, thoughts and feelings, our own will, our own desires.
