A Challenge

Last night in Monday Night Fire, Steven did a teaching session out of Luke. He talked a lot about discipleship and following. He gave us a challenge last night that I would like to pose here. Do you want to be a follower of Christ, or do you want to be a disciple. A follower of Christ will be there when the going is good and is only there when miracles and things are happening.

You see, Jesus had many that followed him in the multitude, but he was concerned more about what it meant to be a disciple of Christ. He said that a person has to "hate" self to be able to be a disciple of Christ. We have to love our relationship with Jesus more than we love our self, family, or friends.

In the book of John we also see that Jesus had a great multitude that was following him. Jesus turned to them and told them that unless they ate his flesh and drank his blood that they were not worthy to be disciples. After he told them this, many of them turned and walked away! Are you willing to accept what Jesus did for you in every aspect of your life?. Are you willing to totally sell out and put everything in Jesus' hands?

Just being honest...when I truly sat down and looked at where I was in my Christian walk...I know that I am not where I want to be. I know that a lot of times I tend to be more of a follower than a disciple, but I want that to change. I want more of Christ. I want to be able to use the gift that God gave me to glorify Christ. I want to be able to do what God has called me to do. There is nothing more fulfilling than being able to stand in your calling and do what God has called you to do!

Well, hopefully this will spark some serious soul searching...I know it did for me.

lane

forever jammin'

"Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration."

Thomas Edison--Harper's Monthly, 1932

US inventor (1847 - 1931)