The Cost and Reward of Surrendering to God’s Will.

We as humans tend to be self-interested, but that is not necessarily a sin, since we depend on a degree of self-care to survive. This means, however, that when God calls us to do something, we will naturally find tension between our goals and God's goals. At these times, we should recognize that God is calling us to something more purposeful and powerful and to, with God's help, make sacrifices against our self-interest to answer His call. In reward, we receive God's shalom: permanent completeness and wholeness. Indeed, He will make whole everything that is broken.