Count the Cost

There's a good reason why Scripture (Luke 14:28) admonishes us to "count the cost" before we go forward. One some level, we must think this admonishment is "just in case". But it is more likely because the chances are good we are going to have to pay that "cost".

I'm not sure why, when we end up "paying the cost" that that always catches us by surprise. On some level we must think that our good intentions will cause us to be immune to the viciousness of life.

Yes, dear one, the odds are in our favor that we will end up paying every penny and more, of the "cost".