You Can’t Have It Both Ways
"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other." - Matthew 6:24
There is a battle that plays out in many hearts, and maybe you know it well. It is the pull between chasing after God and chasing after what the world offers. You want the peace of God, the blessing of God, the purpose He gives... but at the same time, you still find yourself drawn to things that promise quick thrills or temporary satisfaction.
You might show up to church on Sunday, fully focused, fully surrendered in worship, but by midweek, you are running after things that have nothing to do with Him. You are looking for a different kind of high, a different kind of fulfillment. You bounce back and forth between the two. But let’s be honest, it is exhausting. And God is clear: it does not work.
You cannot serve two masters. You cannot live with one foot in the Word and one foot in the world. It will always leave you torn, restless, and unsatisfied. God never designed your heart to be divided. His call on your life is a call to wholeness. To surrender. To be fully His.
This is not about shame. It is about freedom. The world will always overpromise and underdeliver. It may look good for a moment, but it cannot give you what your soul truly needs. Only Jesus can do that. And He does not want to be part of your life, He wants to be the center of it.
Where are you trying to live both ways? What are you holding on to that competes with your commitment to God? You were not created to chase the things of the world and expect to walk in the fullness of God’s plan at the same time. It is time to choose.
God is offering you real life, true joy, and deep purpose. But it starts with surrender. All in. No more back and forth. No more divided loyalty. Let today be the day you say, I’m done dabbling. I’m going all in with Jesus. And when you do, you will find that nothing the world offers can compare to the life He has for you.
There is a battle that plays out in many hearts, and maybe you know it well. It is the pull between chasing after God and chasing after what the world offers. You want the peace of God, the blessing of God, the purpose He gives... but at the same time, you still find yourself drawn to things that promise quick thrills or temporary satisfaction.
You might show up to church on Sunday, fully focused, fully surrendered in worship, but by midweek, you are running after things that have nothing to do with Him. You are looking for a different kind of high, a different kind of fulfillment. You bounce back and forth between the two. But let’s be honest, it is exhausting. And God is clear: it does not work.
You cannot serve two masters. You cannot live with one foot in the Word and one foot in the world. It will always leave you torn, restless, and unsatisfied. God never designed your heart to be divided. His call on your life is a call to wholeness. To surrender. To be fully His.
This is not about shame. It is about freedom. The world will always overpromise and underdeliver. It may look good for a moment, but it cannot give you what your soul truly needs. Only Jesus can do that. And He does not want to be part of your life, He wants to be the center of it.
Where are you trying to live both ways? What are you holding on to that competes with your commitment to God? You were not created to chase the things of the world and expect to walk in the fullness of God’s plan at the same time. It is time to choose.
God is offering you real life, true joy, and deep purpose. But it starts with surrender. All in. No more back and forth. No more divided loyalty. Let today be the day you say, I’m done dabbling. I’m going all in with Jesus. And when you do, you will find that nothing the world offers can compare to the life He has for you.
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It’s not sacrifice I desire but mercy. Surrender can be a painful thing sometimes but freeing nonetheless. I’m sitting here with my super dad pajama pants on drinking my coffee. That about sums it up for me but that’s not what God has called me to be. Sounds good for sure. And boy I love to think that but the truth is I fail constantly. I am all in with Jesus for sure but I’m finding recently that He never asked as much as I have been breaking myself trying to do. His burden is light and His yoke is easy. Maybe today is a day to just breathe.