pig and chicken

i took back a story from xroads today. derek shared with us a story on a pig and chicken and it kinda has an impact on me and got me thinking. here's the story.

pig and chicken are on their way to church on morning. on when they reached the church, they saw a sign that says "help contribute to help the poor and needy". so chicken told pig, "yes let's help, we should provide bacon and eggs". then the pig thought something was wrong there and told chicken "hey, you only have to contribute a part of you, yet i have to make a total sacrifice of myself!"

does this sound like a joke? probably so. but there's more to this story really. it is the same as serving God. i tink serving God is actually a total committment and a total sacrifice. there isn's just a "i give part of my life and time and that's enough". i find myself standing in the feet of the chicken, where i am so unwiling to give more of myself in my service to God recently. more time in service means less time for studies, friends, family. these are things that i do hold precious to myself and i start to worry like martha about all the undone things in my life. actually, i wish i can be the pig in this story, willing to just make this total committment. God help me be a "pig"?

am i truly following Jesus if i am not 100% committed in following Him? He says to go make disciples of all nations to baptize them in the name of the Father and of the SOn and of the HOly Spirit. am i doing that? why am i being selfish with my own life when it dont belong to be in the first place?

im all His =))