“Mom, Bobbie’s following me wherever I go. Mom, tell Susie to leave me alone. She won’t quit following me. If you don’t stop following me I’m going to tell Dad!”
You’re kids, you can relate to this kind of thing. Sometimes kids follow others out of curiosity. Sometimes its because they simply want to bug the person they are following. Other times its because they want to be a part of what they are doing.
If you think this is just a kid’s issue you’re wrong. Adults have a problem with following people, things, ideas they shouldn’t just simply because they are curious, searching for something to be a part of, or tricked into following something they shouldn’t have.
Young or old we need to take the advice of Jesus and “follow Him.” The best place to start is reading your Bible and getting to know Jesus. Know where He would lead you. Know where He would want you to go. Know in your heart where He wouldn’t go.
Don’t get caught up trying to “follow the crowd” because you want to be popular. Or follow a belief because it’s appealing to you. Whether you’re 7 years old or 70 years old you need to take charge right now on deciding what or who it is you want to follow. What you are going to stand for, believe in, and put your trust in.
How could a 7-year-old possibly know who they want to follow? How silly! No not really. If you are reading this note you probably already know about Jesus. You know that following Him leads to heaven. If you didn’t know that you know it now.
Your parents have their rules they have laid out for you to follow and you know if you don’t you will be in trouble. If you can understand that you can understand what it means to follow Jesus to heaven. To do what He tells you and stay away from what He doesn’t like.
At the age of 7 or 70 mistakes are going to happen, disobedience has a way of sneaking into all of our lives. However thanks to the Lord’s forgiveness and grace we can keep on following even if we mess up along the way.
The words you will hear out of Jesus as you follow Him are not, “Hey Karen’s following me. Tell Karen to stop following me. If you don’t stop following me Karen I’m going to tell on you.” No the words you hear is “Come. Welcome aboard, Glad you’re here. Watch your step. Keep coming. Keep following. I love You. I care about where you are heading.”
The time is now to follow Jesus. Not when we are 70 or have lived out what “we” wanted to do with our life first. We need to live for Jesus now! Follow His path to Heaven. The door is open, there is no age restrictions only behavior boundaries as we learn to live our lives according to His rule book not our own. “Come, follow,” He tells us. Are you listening?
Copyright 2008 Karen J. Gillett @ Pencil Marks and Recipes Publishing
You’re kids, you can relate to this kind of thing. Sometimes kids follow others out of curiosity. Sometimes its because they simply want to bug the person they are following. Other times its because they want to be a part of what they are doing.
If you think this is just a kid’s issue you’re wrong. Adults have a problem with following people, things, ideas they shouldn’t just simply because they are curious, searching for something to be a part of, or tricked into following something they shouldn’t have.
Young or old we need to take the advice of Jesus and “follow Him.” The best place to start is reading your Bible and getting to know Jesus. Know where He would lead you. Know where He would want you to go. Know in your heart where He wouldn’t go.
Don’t get caught up trying to “follow the crowd” because you want to be popular. Or follow a belief because it’s appealing to you. Whether you’re 7 years old or 70 years old you need to take charge right now on deciding what or who it is you want to follow. What you are going to stand for, believe in, and put your trust in.
How could a 7-year-old possibly know who they want to follow? How silly! No not really. If you are reading this note you probably already know about Jesus. You know that following Him leads to heaven. If you didn’t know that you know it now.
Your parents have their rules they have laid out for you to follow and you know if you don’t you will be in trouble. If you can understand that you can understand what it means to follow Jesus to heaven. To do what He tells you and stay away from what He doesn’t like.
At the age of 7 or 70 mistakes are going to happen, disobedience has a way of sneaking into all of our lives. However thanks to the Lord’s forgiveness and grace we can keep on following even if we mess up along the way.
The words you will hear out of Jesus as you follow Him are not, “Hey Karen’s following me. Tell Karen to stop following me. If you don’t stop following me Karen I’m going to tell on you.” No the words you hear is “Come. Welcome aboard, Glad you’re here. Watch your step. Keep coming. Keep following. I love You. I care about where you are heading.”
The time is now to follow Jesus. Not when we are 70 or have lived out what “we” wanted to do with our life first. We need to live for Jesus now! Follow His path to Heaven. The door is open, there is no age restrictions only behavior boundaries as we learn to live our lives according to His rule book not our own. “Come, follow,” He tells us. Are you listening?
Copyright 2008 Karen J. Gillett @ Pencil Marks and Recipes Publishing
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