breakin' the bank

Being a Christian requires a lot of sacrifice.  And a lot of surrendering.  And, a lot of "giving up."  Basically, being a Christian sometimes feels like you are just making yourself smaller and smaller.  This is a direct contrast to living a life that the world would consider victorious.  The world will say, "have your cake and eat it, too."  "Have this, AND that."  "Have one, AND the other."  Sacrifice nothing, obtain everything; material or not.  The American dream pretty much says that we are entitled to everything.