Giving up everything for Jesus?

       In Luke 18, starting at verse 18, a young man comes to Jesus asking "What must I do to inherit eternal life?"(v.18) Jesus tells him to "sell everything he has and give to the poor and you will have treasure in Heaven. Then come, follow me."(v.22) But the you man could not do what Jesus asked of him "because he was a man of great wealth".(v.23)
      The question I have for you (and myself) today is this-Can you give up everything you have to follow Jesus? Can I give up all I have to follow Jesus? Give up my house? My family? My car? Cellphone? All the possession I have to follow Jesus? Yes, because I know that in return, Jesus will give to me far greater things than I'm already blessed with-a relationship with him, right here, right now and with in him in Heaven, for eternity.
 I end with some more wisdom from Jesus in verses 29 and 30. "I tell you the truth," Jesus said to them,"no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God will fail to receive many times as much in this age and, in the age to come, eternal life."

On my own? or by the Spirit's leading?

    I know that God has blessed me with the gift of writing, and yet I do not use it to my full potential.
    I think that might be considered a sin, not 100% sure about that.
    When it comes to writing, I find myself paralyzed by fear. I know that's a sin.
     I am to fear God, not anyone or anything outside of him.
     There are two types of fear. The fear of God and unholy fear. I give way more attention to unholy fear and that I know is a sin. I pray that God will take this fear away from me and leave me only with the fear and reverence of God.
   I must let the words flow. My inspiration comes from the Holy Spirit. Words do not come by me alone. They come from Jesus, who lives in me. Some reading this might think this is a crock of crayons. Like Philippians 4:13 says, I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
 When I do things on my own, they fall apart. I know that if I seek the Lord in all I do, that he will lead me in the right direction.