Note 4 at Lu 14:33: When we first come to Jesus, it is impossible to know everything that following Jesus might entail. None of us, however, should be fearful of making a total commitment because of some imagined problem that may never come to pass. There should be a willingness to forsake everything to follow Jesus. Once we make that decision, then Christ begins to live through us (Ga 2:20), and we find a strength that is not our own, equal to whatever test we may encounter.