We are people who sometimes struggle with following another person. Why is that? Is it because we are just too proud to say we are not the Leader? It is because we have not found someone we can follow, with confidence?
When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. Mark 8:34
Jesus is the Master. He processed all the gifts of the Spirit. He knew how to communicate; His Name was Word. And yet many struggled with following Him. That seems so strange to me why the people wouldn't want to follow Jesus and yet there are times in my life where I too choose not to follow Him. Why?
In Jesus' case the fault cannot lie with the Leader. It is the followers who don't know how to follow. The followers talked about following but struggled to do it. There seems to be some common reasons why we won't consistantly follow:
1. We know better than God.
2. We do not want to pay the price of following.
3. We are easily distracted when a "new" show comes to town.
4. We see others are not doing it, so why should we?
5. We ...
It really does matter the reasons because we have none. Our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ asked us to follow, what should we do? FOLLOW! Let's do it.
My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. John 10:27
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