Following Jesus
Following Jesus We are all called to be disciples, but it is not easy. Each day is a spiritual battlefield. Personally, I so love enveloping myself in God's word, studying and pondering the wide variety of lessons and events of the Bible, yet then carrying out the teachings is an entirely different task! I am a coward and weak. Physically tired while also emotionally weary, I regularly don't know how to begin when I am told, "Take up Your Cross". But most standout of the Bible is its conclusion, where Christ commands, "You follow me!", delegating to each of us a unique mission, one special to me and no one else. We are placed in our moment in time and place for a reason. The whys and hows may not come easily though, and with the countless distractions, particularly from the online realm, I many times feel helpless. Yet to be a disciple is to humble oneself just as our master did, serving the Lord first through the smallest of ways. I can think of circum...