Follow Harder

Have you ever followed someone to a new location? You know the times when they say just follow me and I will get you there. Either the directions to get there are so convoluted or people just don’t want to take the time to write them down. In the era of google maps and every other kind of map app out there you would think that “Just follow me” might be on the way out as an expression.

There are all sorts of followers when it comes to following someone. There are those who are way too relaxed about it. They trail waaaaay behind. If you are the lead vehicle you always feel a bit nervy about this sort, because a light could change, or there are so many twists and turns (or a random roundabout) that they might loose you. Then there is other kind of follower. These are the kind that stick right on your bumper. You look in the rear view mirror and you can read their lips. As long as they do not crash into the back of my car, I am most appreciative of those kind of followers.

In the times when we are feeling distant from God it is probably because we need to follow harder. We need to stop lollygagging about. He is so far in front of us, and we are so far behind, that it is becoming difficult to know where the next turn is. It is getting hard to know what our next step is. We need to follow harder. We need to put the peddle to the metal and get up close. We need to be on the bumper so that any new turn we will see and can respond to right away. The harder we follow the closer we are, and with Jesus there is no fear of collision!

Come be encouraged to follow harder!

Pastor Chris