Verses: Luke 14 : 25 - 35
My thoughts about the verses:
God wants us all to choose to follow him. Yet, so many of us decide to follow Jesus yet we have reservations. We look around at the situations that we are in and try to make sure that everything is ready for us to follow the one that died freely on the cross for us. We contemplate are there things that we need to accomplish in our own lives before we can follow God.
Many of us are like the builders who are ready to build then pause and determine do I have enough to finish. Instead of trusting God will provide our needs we worry about what we have on hand. Can we afford the risk of going forward with what God wants with our lives or do we hesitate and determine that we cannot risk it. We all have to come to a point where we either jump on the bandwagon to follow God or we choose to stand on the sideline.
There are also those moments when we weigh our options and determine that we will be destroyed if we follow God. We forget to trust that God will provide our needs. We think it is best just to throw in the towel and run. Yet, what we have to understand that God does not leave our side. Our trust in Jesus starts to waver because we feel that we will not have what we need to get through the situation. We lose our will to follow God because we fear failure. We are worried that we will not be able to live up to the expectations that God and others have for us so we begin to bargain. We do our best to talk ourselves out of the situation and to not follow God.
What we need to understand is that there are many obstacles that are put in between us and following the will of God. Yet, it is our choice to put our faith in God and follow. To leave the ways of our past and move forward into a new life. Often times we miss the subtle hints to follow God in a new direction. We must be willing to look for these signs and realize that God sees things in us that we do not see in ourselves. God will help us through situations both big and small if we rely on God our needs will be met. Following God is allowing the things that we desire of this world to be less important than our desire of the rewards we will receive in Heaven.
I look at my own life and realize I had several of those moments. I believe one of those moments is when God led me to Louisville. I had to leave all that was comfortable for me. Those hours of driving back and forward the 80 miles that separated me from my home and my church were at many times quite challenging. Yet, I knew that God was leading me to something that I needed. I often tell people that I moved to Louisville to be closer to my Church. This is the actual truth. God opened a door and led me to the one that would be a part of my life forever. Yet, it was the hardest thing I had or probably will ever do. Yet, what God did was show me that by following my calling I would never be alone.
In the last few years I have had many challenges. Yet, what I came to realize is that God was leading me to a new place. I might not be able to do things that I could physically do. There would be many times that I would not be able to concentrate the way I used to do. Yet, I find that there was something God wanted me to do that was simple. I needed to show others that you can still trust in God when things seem impossible. You can trust that if you follow God even when things seem impossible you can climb the highest mountains. I might not ever be what I thought I would become. Yet, in God's eyes I am a follower that left everything behind to keep focused on serving the only one that matters. So if I can share anything it is don't give up and follow God no matter what you think you are leaving behind. The future is much better than you can ever imagine.
Prayer:
Dear God thank you for loving us. Thank you for never leaving us. Thank you for being the Good Shepherd that will never leave us astray. Help us follow you without worrying about where we might go. Help us understand that you will lead us where we need to be. In the Name of the Most High we pray. Amen
Questions:
Are you willing to follow God no matter what the risk? Do you trust God will bring you through all situations? Is there anything that is keeping you from following God? What must you let go of so God can lead you where you need to go?
My thoughts about the verses:
God wants us all to choose to follow him. Yet, so many of us decide to follow Jesus yet we have reservations. We look around at the situations that we are in and try to make sure that everything is ready for us to follow the one that died freely on the cross for us. We contemplate are there things that we need to accomplish in our own lives before we can follow God.
Many of us are like the builders who are ready to build then pause and determine do I have enough to finish. Instead of trusting God will provide our needs we worry about what we have on hand. Can we afford the risk of going forward with what God wants with our lives or do we hesitate and determine that we cannot risk it. We all have to come to a point where we either jump on the bandwagon to follow God or we choose to stand on the sideline.
There are also those moments when we weigh our options and determine that we will be destroyed if we follow God. We forget to trust that God will provide our needs. We think it is best just to throw in the towel and run. Yet, what we have to understand that God does not leave our side. Our trust in Jesus starts to waver because we feel that we will not have what we need to get through the situation. We lose our will to follow God because we fear failure. We are worried that we will not be able to live up to the expectations that God and others have for us so we begin to bargain. We do our best to talk ourselves out of the situation and to not follow God.
What we need to understand is that there are many obstacles that are put in between us and following the will of God. Yet, it is our choice to put our faith in God and follow. To leave the ways of our past and move forward into a new life. Often times we miss the subtle hints to follow God in a new direction. We must be willing to look for these signs and realize that God sees things in us that we do not see in ourselves. God will help us through situations both big and small if we rely on God our needs will be met. Following God is allowing the things that we desire of this world to be less important than our desire of the rewards we will receive in Heaven.
I look at my own life and realize I had several of those moments. I believe one of those moments is when God led me to Louisville. I had to leave all that was comfortable for me. Those hours of driving back and forward the 80 miles that separated me from my home and my church were at many times quite challenging. Yet, I knew that God was leading me to something that I needed. I often tell people that I moved to Louisville to be closer to my Church. This is the actual truth. God opened a door and led me to the one that would be a part of my life forever. Yet, it was the hardest thing I had or probably will ever do. Yet, what God did was show me that by following my calling I would never be alone.
In the last few years I have had many challenges. Yet, what I came to realize is that God was leading me to a new place. I might not be able to do things that I could physically do. There would be many times that I would not be able to concentrate the way I used to do. Yet, I find that there was something God wanted me to do that was simple. I needed to show others that you can still trust in God when things seem impossible. You can trust that if you follow God even when things seem impossible you can climb the highest mountains. I might not ever be what I thought I would become. Yet, in God's eyes I am a follower that left everything behind to keep focused on serving the only one that matters. So if I can share anything it is don't give up and follow God no matter what you think you are leaving behind. The future is much better than you can ever imagine.
Prayer:
Dear God thank you for loving us. Thank you for never leaving us. Thank you for being the Good Shepherd that will never leave us astray. Help us follow you without worrying about where we might go. Help us understand that you will lead us where we need to be. In the Name of the Most High we pray. Amen
Questions:
Are you willing to follow God no matter what the risk? Do you trust God will bring you through all situations? Is there anything that is keeping you from following God? What must you let go of so God can lead you where you need to go?
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