 when the goal is to get to the lake on the top right that's easy and when we realize the goal of the christian life as christians we realize the purpose that god has for us it makes it easier to sacrifice it makes us it makes it easier to do certain things and not do certain things and so let's keep the goal in mind and as we give this morning let's give as though that is reality because it is right so let's go ahead and give it this time lord we just thank you for another opportunity to give to you we thank you how you take that money and you use it to reach people uh as we saw