Matthew 4:19
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Luke 9:23
And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself,
and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
I love the videos of little animals scurrying to follow their mothers.
As young hatchlings, geese imprint on their mothers. Then they follow her everywhere.
All my life, I long to follow … follow
I don’t want to follow trends.
I don’t want to follow man.
I don’t want to follow after vain things.
I want to follow Jesus.
Following is hard.
Just today, I missed church.
I missed because my husband suffers a chest cold; my daughter slept late.
Church attendance lulls in my life at this point.
I flounder, but I follow Him.
He says not to forsake the gathering together of the saints.
So in this area I do not follow right now.
We are commanded to take up our cross daily and follow Him.
A cross? What is my cross?
I wonder at times.
Does that cross change daily?
Some teach that taking up my cross means that I must die to myself. Kill my personal plans and crucify them and replace them with His.
I struggle with this.
How I know His plan? His will?
I discover His will in 2Peter 3:9. None shall perish, but all find Him.
The cross I take up daily involves pointing others to Jesus and His will that all find Him.
What does the word follow invoke in you? How do you follow Christ daily?
Dear Mary, I follow Jesus and am strongest when I am writing or studying writing. I went to church today by myself as my husband said his back hurt too much. The word follow invokes in me loyalty. I tweeted your post and I loved it. Your friend Diana
Diana Rockwell recently posted…Characteristic Twenty-Eight of a Believer-Upright
I usually start the day following Christ–but by mid-day I often get in the way of the journey! I don’t think that missing church is a sign that you’re not following…I understand that it’s good to gather with other Christians for worshipping, but that’s not where my spiritual fulfillment comes from. It’s from my daily time with God.
Anita Ojeda recently posted…Finding Balance on Your Journey
Knowing what is following and what is doing your own thing has always been a conundrum for me. I’ve found that I stumble forward the best that I can and pray that He will re-direct me when needed and as needed. I love your final thought – pointing others to Him!
#inspirememonday
I often describe Christianity as “the following life,” because I’m so dependent upon His direction for living it. Left to myself, it’s hard to say where I’d be. Thanks be to God that He leads, so that we can follow. When there’s no leader, I tend to fill in the vacuum with my own inconsistent bossiness.
Michele Morin recently posted…Musings — October 2017
I love your description of Christianity. I want to be more dependent upon Him too. Thanks for your support and kind comment.
Mary Hill recently posted…I Will Follow You, Jesus