I think it must be accepted that the call to live more fully like Jesus is to live a life closer to poverty. This is one call that many people find hard to accept. We are taught that we must make money and that by making money and buying objects we will feel whole. Things simply distract us from God and we become far too attached to our personal belongings.
I have been blessed with having much in my life, but I constantly strive to not be attached to these things. Even if this computer that I created this website on and that I spent much money on were stolen, I would not grieve. That is incomprehensible in a life committed to God.
One of the important things that I have come to understand is that even though I desire the life of poverty, I must never believe that I am truly like a poor person. I have never had to strive to survive in my life. Meals have always been put before me. I am certainly blessed. Even though I desire to have these times in the future, I will never be able to understand the plight of the young person growing up in poverty. What a life that must be.