can a camel gallop through the eye of a needle?

Will you take the offer of life Jesus has extended to you? Jesus has extended life to me, by telling me not to hold on to the things of this world. So, my question, as I internally investigate my relationship with GOD... am I holding onto the riches and possessions of this world? how can I test myself to make sureI am not holding on to this life too tightly?

Life with Jesus is so much more reckless than the life I would have chosen for myself. Jesus, I am longing to fully experience life by your side. Life with you leading the way. Walking next to you, experience all you do, and leaning solely on you for all my wants and needs. Please Jesus, would you look at me, and have mercy on me? I don't just like you, I want to be like you. As I give everything up to know you, you will change me to be like you. I need an experience (a reminder) that you want to take me on a journey with you... please please please... CHANGE ME! I WANT YOU JESUS!

Confession: I open up my hands to you, and I let go of all my desires, all my possessions, all my passions, all of me... and I want to forget about myself and just watch YOU. I don't know why your approval means so much to me, I also don't understand why life with nothing but you is MORE attractive than life with stuff without you. Life has taught me one thing, that "things" have no ability to satisfy me in the long term. It's only your approval that makes me feel accepted, whole and loved. I would rather this than all the kingdoms of the earth have to offer. What should I do Lord, to live by Your side always? You are the ONE I would sell everything for, in order to gain your friendship. Is that what you want from me? Draw me into your tender embrace again. Make me more like you.

To Enter God's Kingdom

13-15One day children were brought to Jesus in the hope that he would lay hands on them and pray over them. The disciples shooed them off. But Jesus intervened: "Let the children alone, don't prevent them from coming to me. God's kingdom is made up of people like these." After laying hands on them, he left.
16Another day, a man stopped Jesus and asked, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?"

17Jesus said, "Why do you question me about what's good? God is the One who is good. If you want to enter the life of God, just do what he tells you."

18-19The man asked, "What in particular?"

Jesus said, "Don't murder, don't commit adultery, don't steal, don't lie, honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as you do yourself."

20The young man said, "I've done all that. What's left?"

21"If you want to give it all you've got," Jesus replied, "go sell your possessions; give everything to the poor. All your wealth will then be in heaven. Then come follow me."

22That was the last thing the young man expected to hear. And so, crest-fallen, he walked away. He was holding on tight to a lot of things, and he couldn't bear to let go.

23-24As he watched him go, Jesus told his disciples, "Do you have any idea how difficult it is for the rich to enter God's kingdom? Let me tell you, it's easier to gallop a camel through a needle's eye than for the rich to enter God's kingdom."

25The disciples were staggered. "Then who has any chance at all?"

26Jesus looked hard at them and said, "No chance at all if you think you can pull it off yourself. Every chance in the world if you trust God to do it."

27Then Peter chimed in, "We left everything and followed you. What do we get out of it?"

28-30Jesus replied, "Yes, you have followed me. In the re-creation of the world, when the Son of Man will rule gloriously, you who have followed me will also rule, starting with the twelve tribes of Israel. And not only you, but anyone who sacrifices home, family, fields—whatever—because of me will get it all back a hundred times over, not to mention the considerable bonus of eternal life. This is the Great Reversal: many of the first ending up last, and the last first."