By Chris Sparks, Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception - So when we commit to following the Lord, we don’t do it in exchange for lesser blessings, but for greater. We don’t do it for earthly wealth, or health, or power, or prosperity, although God may bestow those upon us as well. We follow the Lord for the Lord’s own sake. We love and serve God in order to receive God’s own love and the gift of God Himself... So what do we receive in that exchange?... We receive the Creator of all good things.