Three disqualifications .... mirror the concerns of three men that came to Christ seeking to be His followers. They involve daily cares... the security of a house, a loved one and personal safety. And what is wrong with having a vineyard, building a house and having someone you love waiting in the wings? It is not always the bad things that take us from the best. It is not just unrighteousness but our own righteousness, not just wrongs but unyielded rights that cause us to lose focus in the war and lose our life in seeking to save it. God never said, “You shall have no other bad gods before Me.” Just gods.
~Winkie Pratney
Spiritual Vocations