Are you serious?

“If someone strikes you on the right check, turn to him the other also…If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.” – Matthew 5:39-42

Jesus said these words. After reading this in a small group last week, a high school guy said, “Are you serious?” …I love this guy's response. It shows that he realizes that Jesus is calling us to live completely different than how we normally live. Jesus totally destroys the notion that you gotta to make sure you get what’s yours. He calls us to stop being so self-centered and to think bigger….to love others, not just ourselves. Is it really going to kill me to go the extra mile? Or is it that, as I go the extra mile, I come to find out that life is not all about me?