More Precious Than Silver or Gold?

Last year in January my family and I went down to Honduras to work on building an orphanage down there. The one day during morning worship and devotions we sung this hymn.

Lord, you are more precious than silver.
Lord, you are more costly than gold.
Lord, you are more beautiful than diamonds. 
And nothing I desire compares with you.

While we were singing this song, I was hit with a question. Do I really believe what I'm singing? Is what I'm singing true for me? I wondered if God, is really worth more to me than, silver, gold, diamonds, or anything else I desire? Would I give up wealth, fame, friends, even my family to praise, glorify, and follow Christ? Is Christ's love, mercy, and presence worth fighting against the word? Is He worth giving up the world for?

Philippians 3:7-8
But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ

Paul gives quite the answer. Everything else other than the life of knowing Christ, Paul says is garbage in his eyes. How come? Because Christ gave His all so that we might know Him. In Christ we are given unconditional love, grace to cover the worst of all sins, mercy to receive what we do not deserve, righteousness to be able to live in Christ's presence, joy to endure all things, peace to take away all fear, and life to endure past the end of time without end.

What is silver and gold in your mind? Is Christ worth more than all of that? Is knowing and living with Christ your greatest desire? Christ's worth is so profoundly great that all things that seem to have worth have no ability to compare. Will you throw away your gold and silver to live in the presence and glory of Christ?