I know how to pray. At least I think I do. I pray to honor, thank, praise, and ask God for what I think is needed. But how often do I pause to listen and hear the God whispers? Another element to being His Follower is listening. L=Listen. I confess sometimes instead of being an …
Following Jesus is not possible without love two ways. Continuing our Lenten exploration of being Jesus’ Followers, it struck me how love is the very essence of following. L=Love. I follow because of my faith. My faith is built upon the ultimate example of love in John 3:16: 16 For God so loved the world …
No one likes to obey. It inherently implies someone else knows better. This rubs against the grain of the popular unspoken message that we come first and know best. Why obey because we’ve got it all under control. But do we really? On any given day I feel anything but in control. Obey is not …
Welcome to our Lenten FOLLOWER series! Lent is a time of reflection on Jesus’ life, death and resurrection. How fitting to take these next 8 weeks and dig into being His follower. Each post’s key element will begin with a letter of FOLLOWER as an acronym to remind us of these concepts. I’m His follower, …
Are you a follower or a leader? I enjoy taking charge and am not shy with my opinions. While I try to temper my blatant approach, leading still is my natural inclination. I like to be the leader, not follow the leader. But Isaiah reminds us and Jesus commands us differently. All of us, like …