After Paul's ministry in Ephesus, 'a number of those who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.' They literally destroyed their livelihood. They burned their tools of trade. That's conversion that costs something.
I spent ten years building a successful social media influencer career. I had half a million followers. Brands were paying me for sponsored content. The money was good. But I was promoting vanity, consumerism, and envy. After I became a Christian, I realized I was making my living by leading people into spiritual emptiness.
I didn't burn my following overnight. But I did something radical: I stopped the sponsored content. I started talking about Jesus instead of luxury products. I lost 60% of my followers. The brands stopped calling. The income dried up. It was terrifying. But like those Ephesian sorcerers, I realized some things you've built aren't worth keeping. Some tools need to be burned. I'm not famous anymore. But I sleep better.
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