Philippians III
Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him. ( Philippians 3:8 ESV)
Rubbish
It sort of hurts my feelings when someone does not like something that is important to me. When people make fun of Star Trek, I cringe. When others dispute that a Republic is a grand form of government, I frown. When weirdos do not like bacon, I cringe.
But Jesus Christ is on a whole different level of importance.
No matter how important Star Trek might be, Jesus is more than any entertainment. No matter how important any form of earthly government might be, Jesus is THE KING. No matter how important any food might be, Jesus is the Bread of Life.
Sometimes we think it is enough to be willing to surrender all things in service to Jesus.
But really, if we are aware of how rich His sacrificial love was for us; if our love for Him is a full response of His love for us; if we know that all that we are is His, all that we Have is His, all that we know is His… than we already have given up all those other things!
By declaring that He is always more important.
By using those things for His glory.
By enjoying those things because they ultimately come from Him.
And when we remember how much MORE He is than any of those things… we can see, at times, that compared to Him, they are rubbish.
Which has more to do with how amazing HE is, than how trashy our things are.