"I would give ANYTHING to..." How often do we hear a sentence that starts like that? Most of the time that statement is rhetorical, as there are probably plenty of things that one would not do in exchange for having that wish fulfilled, but it does beg the question - what would we do? When the discussion comes around to gaining the ultimate prize of returning to our Father in Heaven what are we willing to do then?
The young man who asked the Savior had such a question. He had followed the commandments and apparently had led a good life, yet when the Savior asked him to sell all that he had, give the money to the poor, and follow Him, the young man went away sad because that seemed too difficult. (see Matthew 19:16-22) So what do we need to give in order to gain eternal life?
Balak, a king of Moab, once asked the same question, and this is the answer he received: "He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?" (Micah 6:8) Stated a different way, if we hope to gain the prize, we must give a "broken heart and a contrite spirit." (3 Nephi 9:20) Our innate desire to choose our own way might make this a gift more difficult to give than all of our money and possessions, but in the end such a gift will be more meaningful than any other we can offer.
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