If I were to ask you for ONE word to describe following Jesus; what word would you choose? Routine? Boring? Interesting? Exciting? We have a tendency to put things in our lives into categories. And it can be a helpful way to go through life. But sometimes we think that following Jesus is just another category of our lives instead of our entire life focus.
But what if following Jesus is way more than that list of things we think about? If Jesus is who He says He is, then wouldn’t it make sense for our whole lives to be about following Him? What if we allowed the God of the universe to be not only a part of our lives but an integral part of our day? To follow Jesus fully is to realize that every single thing we do matters and is an opportunity for us to be set apart.
So, what if following Jesus is more than you think? Imagine what might happen when we start living out our faith in ordinary ways every day. We need to realize that the only Jesus some people know is the one you manifest in your life! We have the amazing opportunity to be Jesus to a world that desperately needs Him.
Imagine if we were truly known for being the hardest workers, the most excellent neighbors, the kindest friends, the most patient people just by the way we worked, and lived our lives. We have the opportunity to do that when we realize that following Jesus isn’t just about following Him at church but also about how we live our lives for the rest of the week.
Listen to Romans 12:1 from the Message translation:
So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. …
Follow Jesus every day, every moment of your life!
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