Ok, so tonight was the Saturday Night Bible Study. Loved it! During our conversing on Scripture I felt the Lord speak to me individually in one passage. Luke 9:57-62. It talks about the Cost of Following Jesus and it tells of how he called one man to follow him, and the man says let me go bury my father. However, instead of allowing the man to go bury his father, Jesus says "Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and proclaim the word of God".
The way I had interpreted it was two-fold. When Jesus calls you to follow Him (to be a "Christian"), He expects to have your whole heart. On the small end of it that may mean saying goodbye to bad influences such and old friends, some television shows, maybe some music etc. However, on a larger note if Jesus walked into the room right now next to you on the computer and said "Follow me. Leave everything behind: friends, family, your job, your possessions" would you do it? For me instantly I was like holy cow, I don't know. But in reality I absolutely would. What are we here for other than to be a servant to our Lord, and if our Lord asks us to follow Him and leave everything behind we need to be able to say yes.
For me this is key, however, I notice something about myself. It would be easy for me to leave everything behind. Why? I know why. I have walked away from so many things, been pulled away from so many situations that I am used to it. I do not carry attachments to objects or people really. So for me this is a no-brainer and I think it would be simple. However, for others who have ties to family and friends and possessions that have been there for their whole life this might be terribly difficult. Still we all need to be able to uproot our lives in any manner to go where God is calling us.
Now, it is not likely that Jesus will walk up to you as you are reading this blog and tell you to follow Him, but would you be able to do it? Food for thought :)
