Not for the faint of heart

Today’s blog post is contributed by David Trotta:

Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head." (Matthew 8:19-20)

Will we continue to follow Jesus when some of our comforts have been removed from our life?

  Jesus warned us that trials will come and we will go through difficult times, but it’s during those times that we need to be more committed than ever to follow Jesus.

Jesus had a way of quickly dismissing the faint of heart.  His words let it be known that He desires deeply committed followers, followers that will not run for the hills at the first sign of difficulty.

How committed of a follower are you?  Will you keep following Jesus even if your life is turned upside down?

Shallow is our faith if we only follows Jesus during times of comfort and ease.

When difficulties come, we are faced with a choice.  We can throw in the towel and take the path of least resistance even though we know it’s not God’s best for us, or we can choose to dig our heals in and determine to follow Jesus wherever He leads us.

Don’t be faint of heart.  Be strong and courageous.  I’ve heard courage described as not knowing the outcome, but moving forward anyway.

Jesus only promised to show us the next step in our journey, so following Him requires a surrendered heart and a great deal of trust, but as we follow Him, we can be confident of this – He will never leave or forsake.  We have a promise of His presence every step of the way.