The idea of giving things up for Jesus seems rather quaint; not very fashionable these days. Certainly we are too good parents to give up our children to the Lord like Hannah and Eli did. But we want to give our children everything and sacrifice for them (we say). In fact, Americans do not give up as much for their children as they think. Genetic research indicates that parental love is a selfish, not a sacrificial love, for in loving our children we are loving our own genes, especially if we get them to conform to our agendas. We don't sacrifice much time. At least a 2009 study of the U.S.