Messages For A New Year: 5.Recognizing How Big God Is - Zac Poonen
Summary
The speaker advises that instead of measuring success by worldly gains like salary increases or promotions, believers should measure their progress by becoming more Christlike. He draws from the Rich Young Ruler narrative to emphasize that true spiritual wealth involves relinquishing self-sufficiency and earthly attachments to follow Christ. Ultimately, the most valuable thing we can lose is time, as God cannot restore wasted years.
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