Problem With Sacrifice

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I just wanted to hear others’ thoughts on something I heard once from someone who was giving me advice. She said that I had a problem with sacrifice. I guess she meant to say that I thought too much about what others wanted from me.

While I see her point, I have a problem really understanding how a truly sincere sacrifice could be a problem. In other words, it’s not really a sacrifice if you are not doing it with a sincere intention. So maybe I was trying to gain others’ approval through acting the way they expected me too. But if you are making a sacrifice for the right reasons, you feel that it is what God is really calling you to do, then I wouldn’t think it was a problem.

I can’t go back and clarify what she said, it was at a retreat. Just wondering if anyone else had any thoughts. She said this in response to me bringing up the possibility of religious life.
 
Need more information. Religious life is a sacrifice, so if you are naturally humble, then it would be a great place to be.
 
crumblymunky said:
Need more information. Religious life is a sacrifice, so if you are naturally humble, then it would be a great place to be.
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I guess she was referring to the fact that I do things because other people expect me to. She was indicating the fact that I have a tendency to sacrifice too much. In other words, she was giving sacrifice a negative connotation.
 
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