I imagined shocked murmurs rippling through the room, followed by an awkward silence. We think of the good that money could have done. But in many ways all of us make similar choices on a smaller scale every day. The amount many of us spend on coffee every month could easily sponsor a boy or girl in Honduras. I don't believe God calls us to live as paupers, or necessarily to give away all we have.
Possessions have their proper place.
However, I do believe God asks us to make choices based on kingdom principles that value people over possessions. When we consistently live out these values we hit a home run in the kingdom of God.