Follow?

Mark 8:34 And when He had called the people unto Him with His disciples also, He said to them, Whosoever will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.


It's FRIDAY! For some it's payday. For others it's the end of the week. The rest it is just another work day like myself(no weekends off). Either way it is still a great day! Okay, we have real matters to discuss. As you know, following people is a trend these days. Well, I guess more so now than ever because mankind has always followed someone, but the degree has blown through the roof. For example, Instagram, follow me. Twitter, follow me. Pinterest, follow me. Sheesh! Not too much thought right? I mean we see an old classmate or family member and with a simple click of the mouse, BOOM! That person has gained us as a follower.

Digging into the leading scripture, Jesus discusses the requirements of following Him. Yes, these are mandate and not negotiable. Notice He said, deny ourselves first. See we try to pick our cross up with our own agenda in mind. Then skip to the "follow me" part. In doing so, we wonder why we feel so burden down by life. Maybe because we haven't completed the first step yet. The first step is basically trust. In order to deny ourselves we must trust that God knows what He is doing. One must trust that His way is better than anyone else's way. How's your trust lately? Do you think you know better than He? You know The One that formed you in your mothers womb? The God that predestined your life before it began? Why are you following Him? What are you trying to gain from following Him? See, the reasons why some follow Him will be the reason why they also fall out with Him. If you are only following Jesus for money as soon as you are broke you will leave. Same for any other reason besides a genuine relationship. God is basically saying, if I can't trust you then I don't need you on My team? Sound familiar?

We are the same way. We want to know someone is with us because they truly love us and not for what they can get out of us. Thus the reason why He stated deny ourselves. If it's all about us, we won't care about Him. So good people let me leave you with this? Is he "trending" meaning just good for a moment or is He a treasure? I ask you again, why do you follow Jesus? As you're thinking you can follow us on Twitter and IG @fearlessFAITH14! Yes, I just did that.

Be safe this weekend and HAPPY FOURTH!!!